MLK Assassination: Statement by King Family on US's "limited investigation"
 
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:51:03 -0500 (CDT)


KING FAMILY STATEMENT ON THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT "LIMITED
INVESTIGATION" OF THE MLK ASSASSINATION

ATLANTA . . . On behalf of The family of Martin Luther King, Jr,
Martin Luther King III today issued the following statement on the
U.S. Justice Department's release of its report on their "limited
investigation" of recent evidence regarding the assassination of Dr.
King

"We learned only hours before the Justice Department press conference
that they were releasing the report of their results of their "limited
investigation," which covered only two areas of new evidence
concerning the assassination of Dr. King. We had requested that we be
given a copy of the report a few days in advance so that we might have
had the opportunity to review it in detail. Since that courtesy was
not extended to us, we are only able at this time to state the
following:

1. We initially requested that a comprehensive investigation be
conducted by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, independent of the
government, because we do not believe that, in such a
politically-sensitive matter, the government is capable of
investigating itself.

2. The type of independent investigation we sought was denied by the
federal government. But in our view, it was carried out, in a Memphis
courtroom, during a month-long trial by a jury of 12 American citizens
who had no interest other than ascertaining the truth. (Kings v.
Jowers)

3. After hearing and reviewing the extensive testimony and evidence,
which had never before been tested under oath in a court of law, it
took the Memphis jury only 1= hours to find that a conspiracy to kill
Dr. King did exist. Most significantly, this conspiracy involved
agents of the governments of the City of Memphis, the state of
Tennessee and the United States of America. The overwhelming weight of
the evidence also indicated that James Earl Ray was not the triggerman
and, in fact, was an unknowing patsy.

4. We stand by that verdict and have no doubt that the truth about
this terrible event has finally been revealed.

5. We urge all interested Americans to read the transcript of the
trial on the King Center website and consider the evidence, so they
can form their own unbiased conclusions.

Although we cooperated fully with this limited investigation, we never
really expected that the government report would be any more objective
than that which has resulted from any previous official investigation.
In a reasonable period of time, when we have had an opportunity to
study the report, we will provide a detailed analysis of it to the
media and on the aforementioned website."

For more information, please contact communications@thekingcenter.org.

The King Center thanks Daniel Dillinger Dominski Richberger
Weatherford, Inc for their support and assistance in making the
posting of this transcript possible.

The King Center gratefully acknowledges the services & contributions
of the Data Company of Memphis, TN for trial graphics

http://www.thekingcenter.org/news/trial.html#Statement

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