On April 4, the US state of Oklahoma plans to execute Michael Smith,
for the murders of Janet Moore and Sharath “Babu” Pulluru.
Michael Smith himself said that he did not commit the crime he is accused of.
His lawyers also argue that Smith is mentally disabled. He also told a parole board that he was hallucinating due to drug use.
DeathPentaltyAction writes that a significant mental disability is involved, just like in the case of Darrin Pickens, whose death sentence was even overturned for this reason. A report by the Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission should also make this inequality clear.
So the state of Oklahoma is preparing to execute a person who should not actually be executed.
Shockingly, this is just one of 25 executions that Oklahoma has planned in the coming months. This is despite the fact that there are serious concerns about the protocols and drugs used for lethal injection.
We at IHfL are fundamentally opposed to the death penalty, whether someone is guilty or not. Execution only creates further suffering and prevents people from evolving.
That is why we ask you to sign these petitions for Michael Smith to ask Governor Stitt and the Board of Pardons and Paroles not to carry out the execution, but to do everything in their power to find a way to pardon him in this case.
Petition from DeathPenaltyAction:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-michael-smith-in-oklahoma
IHfL
Kai Friedrich
Quellen:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-michael-smith-in-oklahoma
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-executions-clemency-hearing-michael-dewayne-smith-720da009636f96e0da21fcb4258e4bff
https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/03/26/oklahoma-death-row-inmate-michael-dewayne-smith-had-unusual-request-execution-stay/73095139007/
IHfL 
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