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“They hit me and insulted me”
PATRICK LUMUMBA ACCUSING THE POLICE
At 6.30am on Tuesday, November 6, the bell to his fourth-floor flat in the town buzzed insistently and a woman's voice outside demanded he opened the door.
He had barely had time to do so when the woman, assisted by, Patrick estimates, 15 to 20 others, barged their way in."They were wearing normal clothes and carrying guns," he says. "I thought it must be some sort of armed gang about to kill me. I was terrified.
"They hit me over the head and yelled 'dirty black'. Then they put handcuffs on me and shoved me out of the door, as Aleksandra pulled Davide away, screaming."
He was greeted outside by a convoy of seven police cars, sirens blazing, and driven to Perugia's police station, where he was subjected to a ten-hour interrogation.
"I was questioned by five men and women, some of whom punched and kicked me," he claims. "They forced me on my knees against the wall and said I should be in America where I would be given the electric chair for my crime. All they kept saying was, 'You did it, you did it.'
"I didn't know what I'd 'done'. I was scared and humiliated. Then, after a couple of hours one of them suggested they show me a picture of 'the dead girl' to get me to confess.
"It might sound naive, but it was only then that I made the connection between Meredith's death and my arrest. Stunned, I said, 'You think I killed Meredith?'"They said, 'Oh, so now you've remembered' and told me that if I confessed I'd only get half the 30-year sentence." It wasn't until 5.30pm that, still handcuffed and unfed, he was shown the evidence against him, a statement from Amanda saying that on the night of November 1 he had persuaded her to take him back to the house she shared with Meredith and two others.
From Interview to Daily Mail, Antonia Hoyle. Link below.
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- 93. Washington Post – Interview with Frank Sfarzo – Elizabeth Flock
- 94. Il Giornale – Now Convict the Prosecutors -Vittorio Macioce
- 95. Il Fatto Quotidiano – Minister Alfano and Other Politicians Condemning the Prosecutors
- 96. Libero – Curriculum of Defeated Prosecutors: Mignini Punished, Comodi Rebuked – Andrea Scaglia
- 97. Bari Sera – Mignini and Maresca Beaten on the Venue Too. Trial to Sollecitos Moved to Bari
- 98. The Guardian – Giuliano Mignini: Knox prosecutor who believes he is the conspiracy victim – Tom Kington
- 99. UmbriaLeft – Our heroes Mignini, Comodi and the Police
- 92. Quarto Grado – Interview to Raffaele Sollecito by Salvo Sottile. Ansa
- 91. "When the prosecutor should be prosecuted", The Case of Michael Morton – CBS 60 minutes – Lara Logan, Andy Court, Anya Bourg
- 90. The Morton Report. Did Delusional Disorder Keep Amanda Knox Unjustly Locked Up? – Rebecca BROOKS
- 89. Biology of the Perugia case. David ANDERSON
- 88. CBS Crimesider. Mignini as Defendant. Doug LONGHINI
- 87. Reuters – US/Italy insight:Overloaded justice system ties Italy in knots – Barry MOODY and Roberto LANDUCCI
- 86. The Framing of Amanda Knox – By Michael HEAVEY
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- Google Silences Blog Critical of Amanda Knox Prosecutor
- AOL – Knox's Parents Are Just the Latest to Run Afoul of Italy's Libel Laws – Dana Kennedy
- Mord in Perugia – Der Fall Meredith Kercher
- Seattle Times – Goodbye Perugia. Capitol Hill park has new name: Summit Slope Park – Susan GILMORE
- The Independent, evidence made up by the police. Amanda Knox is a victim of Italian pride – David C. ANDERSON
- WSH – Judge Michael Heavey speaks on Amanda Knox case, Steve Shay
- Single Attacker Theory and Crime Scene Altered by Police – Ron Hendry
- Daily Mail – Attack to Knox Cult, John KERCHER
- WSH – Judge Michael Heavey Charged Misconduct Supporting Amanda Knox – Steve SHAY
- Meredith Kercher's Genealogy
- We Knew She Was Guilty of Murder Without Physical Evidence. CBS Crimesider, Douglas LONGHINI
- Mario Alessi's Revelations. CBS News
- Science Spheres – Evidence reading by Mark WATERBURY
- The Mirror – I didn't look at Meredith's body. It would have put a full stop to my memories. John KERCHER
- How Germany sees it. Tagesspiegel, Das Rätsel von Perugia, Verena MAYER, feat. Frank Sfarzo
- CBS 48 HOURS, American Girl, Italian Nightmare. Peter VAN SANT
- The Wrap – The True Monster of Florence. Douglas PRESTON
- How Sweden sees it. Expressen – Anna SKARIN feat. Frank Sfarzo
- BBC – Anita ANAND coverage of the opening and interview with Frank Sfarzo
- Friends of Amanda
- BBC News – The college lovers on trial for murder – Julian JOYCE featuring Frank Sfarzo
- Newsweek, Trial of the Century. Barbie NADEAU
- The Mystery of Meredith's Murder – NBC Dateline, December 2008
- Amanda e gli altri. By Fiorenza SARZANINI
- Corriere Della Sera, Last Superwitness. Fiorenza SARZANINI. 22 Nov 2008
- Amanda Defense Fund Website
- Masonic Theory. The Independent. Peter POPHAM
- Seattle Post Intelligencer: The day of Defence
- Newsweek, Murder Marketing. by Barbie NADEAU
- KOMO 4 News– Attorney: 'Fellini-style forensics' muck up Knox case
- New York Times – Details Only Add to Puzzle in Umbrian Murder Case By Rachel DONADIO Published: September 30, 2008
- Amanda's prison diary. Best account available, Candace DEMPSEY
- Amanda Knox good detention. QN article, Giancarlo MAZZUCA, 16 july 2008
- TIMES interview to Amanda Knox's parents. 15 june 2008. John FOLLAIN
- INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE. Family speaks. ABC coverage 6 june 2008
- Patrick Lumumba's Arrest Told by Himself – Daily Mail, Antonia HOYLE
- Open Letter from Committee to Protect Journalists to Italian President Napolitano About Mignini's Threats to Journalism
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- Biology of the Perugia case. David Anderson
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I think journalists should be granted the same legal immunity as diplomats irrespective of where they operate. The UN should establish international rules about the immunity and security of journalists. I would consider it a Geneva Convention for journalism. When such immunity is established not even a corrupt prosecuter can do anything to prevent the truth from coming out.