BUJU TING

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Tasha Rodney

 (561) 299-0390

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Supporters of Buju Banton Ask for his Freedom

Miami, Florida, October 1, 2012 – Supporters of jailed international reggae artiste Mark Anthony Myrie, popularly known as Buju Banton, have launched a new Campaign to ask for Buju’s immediate release from his unjust incarceration.

Buju was charged as a result of information provided by a professional informant who is convicted drug trafficker from Columbia. This informant relentlessly pursued Buju for six months to participate in a drug deal and eventually set him up. During Buju’s trial the lead investigator on the case, Sergeant Dan McCaffrey of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) stated that there was no evidence that Buju was a drug trafficker and that their 13 month investigation yielded nothing. Despite that, last year a Tampa jury found Buju guilty of the drug charges and a gun charge. The trial judge disagreed with the jury’s decision regarding the gun charge and ruled that there was not enough evidence connecting Buju to that charge and threw it out. However, after the case was appealed, the appellate court reversed the trial judge’s decision. Consequently, Buju is going to be resentenced to include the gun charge.

Organizers of the Campaign are asking Buju supporters to directly contact the White House. They are asking Buju’s friends, fans and supporters worldwide to call, email, or write the White House. They want at least 50,000 fans to contact the white house before Buju is resentenced in Tampa on October 30, 2012. For more information about the Campaign follow them on twitter @freebujunow. The Contact information for the White House is:

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

 202-456-1111

[email protected]