Governor Corbett Comments on Mumia Abu-Jamal Matter

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett issued the following statement regarding plans by convicted killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to speak to his supporters tonight by telephone from prison.

"Convicted cop-killer and self-promoter Mumia Abu-Jamal is marking the 30th anniversary of his brutal crime by trying to victimize the widow, family, friends and colleagues of Officer Daniel Faulkner," Corbett said.

"This is a telephone call Abu-Jamal makes every year. Under prison rules, he has the right to make a phone call. Under the rules of decency, we have the right to ignore him. Having escaped the death penalty, let him now spend his remaining days in deserved obscurity."

Media contact:  Kevin Harley, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor