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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Outrageous! - No Speak English - No Rape Trial Alleged Child Rapist Goes Free Because Court Can't Find Interpreter
FoxNews: ROCKVILLE, Md. — Charges against a man accused of repeatedly raping and molesting a 7-year-old girl were dismissed last week because the court could not find an interpreter fluent in the suspect's native West African language. Mahamu Kanneh, a Liberian native who received asylum in this country and attended high school and community college here, according to The Washington Post, was denied a speedy trial after three years awaiting a court-appointed interpreter who could speak the tribal language of Vai. Click for The Washington Post article. A court-ordered psychiatrist determined that Kanneh, despite his functional facility with English - he originally spoke with detectives in English, The Post reports, needed to have Vai spoken in order to understand the proceedings against him. . . .
Prosecutors can't refile the charges but are considering whether to appeal the judge's ruling for the dismissal. FOX News spoke with a man who claimed to be Kanneh in a five-minute phone conversation on Sunday in English. He said the allegations against him were false and the dismissal of the charges was "a good thing." Asked if the accusations were true, he responded, "I said what I had to say" and hung up. . . . [Read More] Tags:English, protecting children, rapeTo share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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1 Comments:
This story has angered me off to a new level of tweaked off...
The guy went thru school in the USA, he was interviewed and responded in English, and in decent English too I might add...
This is a serious 'black mark' against the justice system in the USA...
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