monchino
12-10-2013, 12:57 PM
Oscar López Rivera is a Puerto Rican Nationalist who was convicted and sentenced to 70 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, use of force to commit robbery, interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition to aid in the commission of a felony, and interstate transportation of stolen vehicles. He was among the 16 Puerto Rican nationalists offered conditional clemency by U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1999, but he rejected the offer. His sister, Zenaida López, said he refused the offer because on parole, he would be in "prison outside prison."
The president's offer was strongly opposed by Republicans and law enforcement agencies.[4] President Clinton defended his clemency decision stating that López Rivera was never convicted of crimes that resulted in deaths or injuries. Sources have reported that López Rivera was never accused of any act of violence.
López Rivera is said to be "among the longest held political prisoners in the history of Puerto Rico and in the world." He has been jailed for 32 years, 6 months, and 11 days.Nelson Mandela (RIP)was 27 years in prision
On 29 May 2013, on the 32nd anniversary of his continuous incarceration, high-ranking politicians, former prison personnel, singers, actors, Major League baseball players, and hundreds of other volunteers participated in mock-up prison cells events throughout Puerto Rico "crying out" for the release of López Rivera from the American prison system
The president's offer was strongly opposed by Republicans and law enforcement agencies.[4] President Clinton defended his clemency decision stating that López Rivera was never convicted of crimes that resulted in deaths or injuries. Sources have reported that López Rivera was never accused of any act of violence.
López Rivera is said to be "among the longest held political prisoners in the history of Puerto Rico and in the world." He has been jailed for 32 years, 6 months, and 11 days.Nelson Mandela (RIP)was 27 years in prision
On 29 May 2013, on the 32nd anniversary of his continuous incarceration, high-ranking politicians, former prison personnel, singers, actors, Major League baseball players, and hundreds of other volunteers participated in mock-up prison cells events throughout Puerto Rico "crying out" for the release of López Rivera from the American prison system