Press Release 27 December 2006*
Press Conference regarding the 2^nd anniversary of the murder of Oury Jalloh
To Whom It May Concern,
the *Initiative in Memory of Oury Jalloh* invites you to a press conference regarding the 2^nd anniversary of the murder of Oury Jalloh.
The press conference will be held at 10am on January 5, 2006, in the Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte (Greifswalderstr. 4) in Berlin.
Speakers include:
* Regina Götz and Ulrich von Klinggräff, legal representatives of the Jalloh family;
* Mouctar Bah (Refugee Initiative Dessau)
* Uwe Städter (German-African Initiative Dessau)
* N.n - Initiative in Memory of Oury Jalloh - Berlin / Africa Conference (to be held on January 6, 2007 in Dessau)
For two years now the murder of Oury Jalloh in a police cell in Dessau remains unpunished. Even today there has still been any apologies made by the police or the responsible authorities. Likewise, no reparations have been made to the Jalloh family. Instead, an African friend of Oury, the person who has been most engaged in the struggle for truth and justice in this case, has suffered serious persecution. In addition, approximately ten activists of the campaign of the Initiative in Memory of Oury Jalloh have been accused of diverse "crimes."
For two years now diverse refugee, migrant and anti-racist groups have come together to break the silence and to demand truth, justice and reparations for the murder of Oury Jalloh.
In spite of constant protest, public doubt as to the thesis that Oury Jalloh committed suicide and clear reasons to begin legal procedures, the threat is real that the unexplainable delays and obstructions by the District Court of Dessau will impede legal procedures from even beginning, thus obstructing any (possible) clarification as to how and why Oury Jalloh died. In the meantime, the court has refused to hold a hearing for one of the accused police officers, and in the case of the on-duty supervisor the judge has---once again; two years after the violent death!---ordered further pre-investigations.
If they have the right to speak of suicide, in spite of the fact that all facts lead to another conclusion, then we take it as our right to speak of murder.
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