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Why Lyndon Larouche Is a Political Prisoner Click here for Full Issue of EIR Volume 18, Number 27, July 19, 1991 �TIrnH11IIl8Il Rights WhyLyndon LaRouche is a politicalprisoner The Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations filed described therein, involving, grave violations of human a petition to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on rights, not only continued, but escalated so dramatic ally, that May 29, 1991, detailing the political persecution of Lyndon we have to describe a lot more incidents and add many more LaRouche and associates, and calling for immediate U.N. ac­ names to our lis t of vic tims . tion to put a stop to these human rights abuses. The petition updates two previous documents that were filed with the U.N. I. COUNTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLA nONS (the second of which, filedFeb. 2, 1990, was serialized in EIR, The responsibility for the systematic violations of Human beginning April 20, 1990). We publish here the slightly edited Rights described in this communication lies with the United text of the petition, excluding the exhibits that were attached. States of Americ a. II. VICTIMS Petition to the Secretary-General The Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations of the United Nations has followed the situation in the United States of America very closely and came to the conc lusion that there is undoubt­ The following communication is a fonnal request ad­ edly a patternof systematic, wides pread violations of human dressed to the Commission on Human Rights of the United rights whic h occur not as an acc idental, but as a conscious, Nations. In accordanc e with the provisions of Resolution willful part of governmentand administrative policy regard­ 1503 of the United Nations Ec onomic and Soc ial Counc il, ing law enforcement, jus tic e Mlic y, the economy, social and the undersigned as k the United Nations to appropriately inter­ health polic y and so on. Rec ent and continuing changes in vene into a present situation of widespread violations of hu­ the American judic ial system demonstrate the effort to tum man rights. the justice system into an ever more powerful political (and This report about human rights violations is the third economic ) weapon, to ease pros ecutions-be it of political one submitted to the United Nations by the Commission to dissidents, of members of "U1l1pleasant" minorities or even Investigate Human Rights Violations and Mrs. Helga Zepp­ ec onomic competitors, to eas ily obtain criminal and other LaRouc he. The undersigned expressly refer to their two earli­ convictions and to remove obstacles against the speedy exe­ er communications dated May 29, 1989, and January 26th, cution of convicts on death row. 1990. The previous doc umentations is enc los ed herewith for This communication want� to draw the attention of the reference (with the exception of Exhibits No. 1-69, whic h United Nations to one partic ul&r case, namely to the attempts should be available on file). Unfortunately the developments to abuse the United States judiciary for the purpose of silenc - 62 Human Rights EIR July 19, 1991 © 1991 EIR News Service Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission strictly prohibited. Lyndon H. LaRouche. Jr.. on the campaign trail in Rochester. New '" Hampshire. in I� September 1987 . .§ campaigning/or the � Democratic presidential 1- nomination. ing a politic al "dissident," the Americ an ec onomis t and poli­ Lynne Speed, Americ an citiz e , bornJuly 28, 1953, in tic ian Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. and the politic al New York, N.Y. movement associated with him. William Wertz , Americ an citizen, born July 28, 1945, The following is an updated lis t of thos e pers ons , who are in Summit, N.J.. mos t immediately affec ted by the judic ial measures direc ted All correspondenc e in the mattqrI addressed by this com­ agains t the "LaRouc he movement": munic ation should be direc ted to drtrun Cramer, Kommis ­ Roc helle Ascher, Americ an citiz en, bornApril 23 , 1951, sion zur Unters uc hung von MenJc henrec htsverletzungen, in Cleveland, Ohio. Postfac h 2650 , 0-6500 Mainz 1,G b rmany. Mic hael Billington, Americ an citizen, bornJuly 8, 1945, in Jac ksonville, Florida. III. AUTHORS OF THIS COMMUNICA TIONI Anita Gretz Gallagher, Americ an citizen, bornApril 30, This communic ation is submit+d by Mrs . Helga Zepp­ 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland. LaRouche, the wife of Mr. LyndonraRouche, and the Com­ Paul Gallagher, Americ an citiz en, born Sept. 15, 1944, mission to Investigate Human Riglits, Violations. Both have I in Brooklyn, N.Y. direc t and reliable knowledge of the violations described Laurence Hecht, Americ an citizen, born Oc t. 18, 1945, herein. in Great Nec k, N.Y. This petition to the United Natio s als o enjoys the support Marielle Hammett Kronberg, Americ an citizen, born of numerous juris ts , human rights altivists , and others inter­ Nov. 15, 1947, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. nationally, who regard the persecutionI of the political move- Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr., Americ an citizen, born ment associated with Mr. LaRouche as a partic ularly trou- Sept. 8,1922 in Roc hester, N.H., ec onomist. bling example of widespread humah rights violations in and Donald Phau, Americ an citizen, born Feb. 27, 1950, in by the United States . New York, N.Y. Robert Primac k, Americ an citiz en, born May 1945 in IV. AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLtTIONS Bos ton. This communic ation deals witHI three major areas of hu- Edward Spannaus , Americ an citiz en, bornApril 3, 1943 man rights violations: in Seattle, Wash. A. Violations of Articles 1,7, 18I and 20 of the Universal EIR July 19, 1991 Human Rights 63 Dec laration of Human Rights regarding the equal rights and guarantees for a fair trial w¢re neglected during several personal freedom of eac h individual, equality before the law, "LaRouche cases" in the state of Virginia and elsewhere. the right to freedom of thought and expression of political Sec tion C takes up the continuing inhuman imprisonment of belief and the right to freedom to peac efully assemble and Lyndon LaRouche, the cruel an d degrading treatment of his associate. associate Mike Billington and the barbaric sentences imposed B. Violations of Articles 10 and 11 of the Universal on five other "LaRouc he defendants." Dec laration of Human Rights regarding the right to a fair trial by an independent and impartial tribunal, the right to be presumed innoc ent until proven guilty in a public trial at A Violations ofAI1tlcles 1,7, 18 and whic h the accused has had all the guarantees nec essary for 20 of the Univers� Declaration of his defense, and the protec tion against conviction for any Human Rights penal offense on account of any ac t or omission whic h did not constitute a penal offenc e, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. 1. 'Task Force' behind 'LaRouche cases' C. Violations of Articles 5 and 9 regarding the protection surfaces in trial of Rich�rd Welsh against inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and On Jan. 27, 1989, Judge Albert V. Bryan, Jr. of the against arbitrary arrest and detention. Federal District Court for the !Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, sentenc�d Lyndon LaRouc he to 15 V. STATEMENT OF THE FACTS years in prison, while six associates rec eived sentences rang­ Mr. Lyndon LaRouche is an author and economist, who ing from 1 to 5 years. The charges were "conspiracy" to founded the National Cauc us of Labor Committees (NCLC, commit fraud and to evade ta�s. Subsequently, six further an uninc orporated political and philosophical assoc iation) assoc iates of LaRouche were I convicted and sentenced to and the U. S. Labor Party and ran for the office of President terms of 77, 39, 34, 33, 25 �nd 10 years. The respective of the United States as an independent Democrat in 1980, charges also cited "conspiracr" to defraud and to violate 1984 and 1988. In 1990, he ran for Congress in the 10th U. S. Virginia "securities" regulatioqs. Congressional District [in Virginia---ed. ] and dec lared his Throughout the legal proc eedings against LaRouche and candidacy for the Presidential Primaries in 1992. assoc iates , it was the contention of the defense that the Mr. LaRouc he's conc eptual contributions inspired vari­ charges were spurious, having been brought for political rea­ ous politic al, sc ientific and cultural organizations. As a polit­ sons, with the aim of silencing an opposition figure and de­ ic al ac tion committee the National Democratic Policy Com­ stroying his movment. The defense sought repeatedly to mittee (NDPC) has supported many politic al candidates who bring material into the 1988 trials (held in Boston, Massac hu­ ran for offic e on a "LaRouc he platform." setts, and, after a mistrial was declared there, in Alexandria, Sinc e the late 1970s, politic al enemies of Mr. LaRouche Virginia), proving the existence of a "task force" behind have engaged in numerous efforts to damage the political the prosecution whic h, according to the defense, included movement associated with him. These involved systematic polic e, security and intelligence agencies of the federal gov­ defamation by planting disinformation and slanders about ernment,working together with counterparts on the state and him into the public media, causing U. S. authorities and the loc al level. Finally, the defense asserted that an independent, U. S. jUdic iary to investigate, prosecute, convic t, jail political non-profit and tax exempt organization known as the Anti­ associates of Mr.
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