Former Black Panther and Angola Three political prisoner Herman Wallace passed away Thursday night after being released from prison when a federal judge overturned his conviction.
Among his last words were, “I am free. I am free,”
said Wallace’s counsel, who added he had “no hate in his heart…despite the cruelty (he) was shown.”
SOURCE: nola.com
Unfortunately, the blind hatred that kept him in solitary confinement for almost 42 years is alive and well.
The prosecutor actually saw fit to re-indict Mr. Wallace on the day that he died. “I think he’s a mµrderer,” District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla said. “A federal judge overturned the conviction because of a flaw in the indictment, not a flaw in the conviction.”
This despite the fact that at least 4 witnesses expressed that Mr. Wallace was nowhere near where the murders took place. In addition a bloody thumb print at the scene didn’t match that of the victim or any of the Angola 3.
ADD’L SOURCE: Your Black World