Free Michael Behenna: Radio Talker Savage Gives $50,000 Boost To Officer's Defense Fund
From World Net Daily ~ The defense fund for a soldier convicted of shooting an al-Qaida operative he reported had tried to attack him has gotten a $50,000 boost thanks to the involvement of radio personality Michael Savage, and his defenders now are planning to request a personal meeting with the secretary of the Army about the case.
"I am committed to requesting a personal meeting with the secretary of the Army, John McHugh and ask him to release Michael," wrote Vicki Behenna, the mother of convicted 1st Lt. Michael Behenna.
WND previously has reported on the case, including when the Army Clemency Board last month reduced the sentence for Behenna from 20 to 15 years – even as his appeal remained pending before higher courts.
A focal point of the appeal – as well as the arguments in support of clemency – is the fact that a statement by a witness for the prosecution in the case confirmed that Behenna's own description of shooting the al-Qaida operative – Ali Mansur – in self-defense was the only explanation supported by the facts.
The issue is raising concern because of the decision by the prosecution to not only exclude the statement from the case but withhold it from the defense until after the conviction.
Savage recently raised the issues involved in the case on his program, urging his listeners to get involved and taking the lead with a $10,000 donation to Behenna's defense fund. Vicki Behenna then confirmed the results.
"I am committed to requesting a personal meeting with the secretary of the Army, John McHugh and ask him to release Michael," wrote Vicki Behenna, the mother of convicted 1st Lt. Michael Behenna.
WND previously has reported on the case, including when the Army Clemency Board last month reduced the sentence for Behenna from 20 to 15 years – even as his appeal remained pending before higher courts.
A focal point of the appeal – as well as the arguments in support of clemency – is the fact that a statement by a witness for the prosecution in the case confirmed that Behenna's own description of shooting the al-Qaida operative – Ali Mansur – in self-defense was the only explanation supported by the facts.
The issue is raising concern because of the decision by the prosecution to not only exclude the statement from the case but withhold it from the defense until after the conviction.
Savage recently raised the issues involved in the case on his program, urging his listeners to get involved and taking the lead with a $10,000 donation to Behenna's defense fund. Vicki Behenna then confirmed the results.
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