Troy Davis Case: Thousands Protest in Georgia to Oppose Execution
From International Business Times
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Thousands of people joined rallies in Atlanta and around the world on Friday night to oppose the execution of the Georgia death row inmate, Troy Davis.
Davis, 41, has been on death row since the last two decades for allegedly murdering a policeman.
He is scheduled to get the lethal injection on Wednesday, but as his execution date nears, hundreds of protest rallies are being held worldwide in order to stop the judicial killing.
Davis' execution is planned for Sept. 21, more than two decades after someone pointed him out, following a 1989 shooting death of a police officer in Savannah, Ga., stating he did it.
Davis was 19 years old when he was arrested for killing officer Mark MacPhail in 1989.
People are protesting because no murder weapon was found and there was no DNA evidence; he was arrested due to questionable witness statement and now they want a new trial for that case.
People supporting Davis say he is innocent. They noted that 10 questionable witnesses in the case have signed affidavits withdrawing their statement saying that police forced them into accusing the 41 year old.
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