Kids Right News Release
From: Kids-Right (kidsrigh@hammer.thebook.com)
Date: Tue Mar 09 1999 - 14:34:19 EST
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Syracuse, NY (March 8, 1999) - Mr. John Murtari is in the 18th
day of his non-violent protest at the Onondaga County Justice
Center, Syracuse, NY. Murtari, a native of Lyons, NY, heads a
group, Kids-Right, aimed at protecting children's rights in
custody cases. His protest is aimed at reforms in the Family
Court System of NY. For details on Murtari's protest, please
see the groups website at :
http://www.Kids-Right.org/protest_jm.htm
Kids-Right is planning a silent vigil for Noon, Wednesday,
March 10th in front of the Public Safety Building. All
concerned individuals are welcomed to attend the vigil and
demonstrate their support. In accordance with the Kids-Right
group, this will be a positive and peaceful gathering.
The goals of the silent vigil are:
A) To demonstrate community support for family law reform.
This includes the recognition of the right of parents and
children to be together, and to have the protection of a
jury when that bond is challenged.
B) Also, to demonstrate both support for the City Police Force
(as they carry out this difficult duty), and concern over the
way Mr. Murtari was assaulted and abused by two City Police
officers during his arrest on February 24th.
The abuse incident with City Police was reported to Mayor Bernardi
of Syracuse for investigation. There has been no response from the
mayor's office as of 5 P.M., March 8th.
Murtari is a former Air Force Pilot and Cum Laude graduate of the
Air Force Academy. He has a Masters in Computer Science from Syracuse
University and is the president of the Software Workshop, a small
Internet company he founded in 1995 located in Baldwinsville, NY.
He has a long record of volunteer work with both the elderly and
homeless in the Syracuse area, along with involvement in local
politics.
Background :
For more information contact webmaster@kids-right.org or call
(315) 635-1968 x213 to talk to a staff member.
Mr. James Stern, a local attorney with a history of cases regarding
police abuse, will be representing Mr. Murtari with regards to his
assault by Syracuse Police. His office number is (315) 475-4010.
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