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Lamar Smith of Texas, ranking member of the House Judiciary >> Committee, and Frank R. Wolf of Virginia, a senior member of the House >> Appropriations Committee, said the "American people deserve a full >> accounting" of what they called the "incomprehensible dismissal" of a >> complaint charging the NBPP and three of its members with voter >> intimidation at a Philadelphia polling place during the November 2008 >> presidential elections. >> >> The demand is contained in a Nov. 16 letter to Attorney General Eric H. >> Holder Jr., referring to an ongoing inquiry in the matter by the Justice >> Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), which >> investigates accusations of misconduct involving department lawyers. >> >> Mary Patrice Brown, acting OPR counsel, confirmed in August that her >> office had "initiated an inquiry into the matter," although no >> information about the probe has been released since. >> >> It was not clear Thursday whether any of the career lawyers had yet been >> interviewed or whether they had made any statements or given any reports >> on the case to OPR officials, but Mr. Wolf on Thursday said his office >> would continue to seek information on why the case was dismissed. >> >> "We're not going to let this go," he said. >> >> Since May, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wolf have sought unsuccessfully to get Mr. >> Holder to make available for a closed-door meeting the career lawyers >> who brought the complaint, including Christopher Coates, the chief of >> the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division who signed off on it. >> >> Mr. Smith said the department's refusal to provide Congress with an >> explanation for the dismissal "only further raises concerns that >> political favoritism played a role in this case." He said voter >> intimidation "threatens democracy," adding that violators "must be >> prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law without political >> considerations." >> >> Mr. Wolf said Mr. Holder is obligated to refile the case, adding that an >> opinion he obtained from the Congressional Research Service found that >> charges could legally be refiled without violating the double-jeopardy >> clause of the U.S. Constitution. >> >> "In all fairness, he has a duty to protect those seeking to vote and I >> remain deeply troubled by this questionable dismissal of an important >> voter-intimidation case in Philadelphia," he said. "This stinks to high >> heaven." >> >> In January, the Voting Section filed a civil complaint against the NBPP >> in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, claiming two of its members in >> black berets, black combat boots, black shirts and black jackets with >> military insignias intimidated voters with racial insults, slurs and a >> nightstick. A third party member was accused of directing and endorsing >> their behavior. >> >> The complaint said that unless that type of conduct was prohibited by >> court sanctions, the NBPP would continue to intimidate, threaten and >> coerce voters and potential voters "by again deploying uniformed and >> armed members at the entrance to polling locations in future elections, >> both in Philadelphia and throughout the country." >> >> The original incident was captured on videotape and gained national >> attention after the video was distributed on YouTube. >> >> Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said the Smith-Wolf letter >> was being reviewed. >> >> "As a general policy, we don't comment on ongoing OPR matters," she said. >> >> The Washington Times first reported the decision to dismiss the >> complaint in May, later noting that Associate Attorney General Thomas J. >> Perrelli, the department's No. 3 political appointee, approved it even >> after the government had won judgments against the NBPP and its members. >> >> A Justice Department memo shows that the career lawyers who brought the >> case had decided as early as December to seek a complaint against the >> party; its chairman, Malik Zulu Shabazz, a lawyer and D.C. resident; >> Minister King Samir Shabazz, head of the Philadelphia chapter who was >> accused of wielding the nightstick; and Jerry Jackson, a Philadelphia >> party member. >> >> Witnesses said Mr. Samir Shabazz and Mr. Jackson used racial slurs and >> made threats as they stood outside the polling place door. >> >> [Get Copyright Permissions] Click here for reprint permissions! >> <http://license.icopyright.net/3.7280?icx_id=/news/2009/nov/20/nixing-...> >> Copyright 2009 The Washington Times, LLC >> >> icopy-w.gif >> < 1KViewDownload >> >
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