mar 1, 1978 - Petition for Release of Prisoners
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MARCH 01, 1978Petition for Release of Prisoners
A petition calling for “the immediate liberation… of all political prisoners…” is circulated by an organization cofounded by FLQ lawyer Robert Lemeiux. It is signed by more than 50,000 people, including two PQ members of the National Assembly and numerous high-profile individuals. The most high-profile prisoner — Pierre-Paul Geoffroy, who was responsible for 31 bombings between 1968 and 1969 including at the Montreal Stock Exchange — had been denied parole three times.
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mar 1, 1978
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~ 47 years ago