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Jury Convicts Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge of Lying About Torture
DEMOCRACY NOW - Decades after torture allegations were first leveled against
former Chicago police commander Jon Burge, a federal jury has found him
guilty of lying about torturing prisoners into making confessions. Burge has
long been accused of overseeing the systematic torture of more than 100
African American men. Two years ago federal prosecutors finally brought
charges against Burge—not for torture, but for lying about it. On Monday
afternoon, after a five-week trial, Jon Burge was found guilty on all counts of
perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about the abuse. He could face up to
forty-five years in prison.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/29/jury_convicts_chicago_police_commander_jon
DEMOCRACY NOW - Decades after torture allegations were first leveled against
former Chicago police commander Jon Burge, a federal jury has found him
guilty of lying about torturing prisoners into making confessions. Burge has
long been accused of overseeing the systematic torture of more than 100
African American men. Two years ago federal prosecutors finally brought
charges against Burge—not for torture, but for lying about it. On Monday
afternoon, after a five-week trial, Jon Burge was found guilty on all counts of
perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about the abuse. He could face up to
forty-five years in prison.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/29/jury_convicts_chicago_police_commander_jon
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