Today attorneys representing two young Puerto Rican independentistas subpoenaed to a federal grand jury in New York will present a motion to quash the subpoenas.
"The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) should state whether the subpoenas and the grand jury questions are the product of illegal electronic interventions," the press release indicated.
More than once, the grand jury proceedings have been postponed, leading many to think that they have no legal basis, but rather are a tactic meant to intimidate the Puerto Rican independence movement.
The attorneys also allege that the United States government has politically "repressed" independentistas since the decade of the 1930's, and that U.S. law requires that "the federal grand jury must respect the freedom of association guaranteed by the First Amendment" of the U.S. Constitution.
According to the movement Table of Solidarity, legislators of the City of New York Melissa Mark Viverito, Leticia James and Rosie Méndez have rejected the grand jury subpoenas.
It was also announced that the organization Hostos One Eleven Grand Jury Resistance Coalition
will convene a demonstration of support for those subpoenaed to the grand jury on Friday, while the motion is presented in court.
Source : Personal email
Today attorneys representing two young Puerto Rican independentistas subpoenaed to a federal grand jury in New York will present a motion to quash the subpoenas.
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