14 h, apr 14, 2017 y - DEATH ROW PROTEST Johnny Depp Gave A Speech LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS
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Johnny Depp joined a rally protesting Arkansas' rushed plans to put to death seven inmates by the end of April, as a drug supplier says the injection wasn't meant for execution.The famed actor, 53, stood behind a sign that read 'thou shalt not kill' on the front steps of Arkansas' Capitol in an effort to stop the state from hurriedly killing seven inmates on death row before its execution drug expires.
Depp appeared in Little Rock alongside Damien Echols on Friday, a former inmate who spent nearly 18 years on Arkansas' death row before he was freed in 2011 in a plea deal in which he maintained his innocence.
The Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty's rally comes as a federal judge weighs whether to grant the inmates' requests to block their upcoming executions. The first executions are set for Monday night.
Amid the efforts to halt the prisoners' death, a medical supplier has chimed in and said one of the three drugs the state plans to use to put the men to death wasn't sold to be used for lethal injection.
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