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Jesse Jackson secures release of 2 Americans in Africa

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    Reverend helps save U.S. prisoners in Gambia

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-- in the reverend Jesse Jackson today secured the release of two imprisoned Americans.

In the West African nation of Gambia.

Earlier today reverend Jackson met with the president of Gambia I'm told.

And Americans were not on the Americans were not on death row but began being president recently announced that old death row inmates would be executed.

At any moment.

The Americans were in prison -- convicted of subversive crimes against -- -- in government.

Reverend Jesse -- -- on the live line with us now reverend Jackson what happened.

Well we're gratified.

More than and the government to -- all of death -- and I -- executed -- weeks ago.

-- was scheduled to be executed we appeal -- -- a meeting lest he be allowed -- Do we have Foreman of the column to the government with a delegation.

A mutual appeal -- -- extend the moratorium.

And could not peel them.

He has agreed did not kill that extend a moratorium.

Secondly.

To America -- improve them -- up to twenty years.

Accused of subversion.

Solved by -- by the government then that.

And you agreed to allow them all based on -- -- Be -- had been convicted to be let go the bar on the condition that I take that with -- delegation.

The US department state process that transport -- they've agreed to do.

Greg Scott had met with members -- But also on the and -- Delicate.

Ambassador from the -- be that involved.

And and US -- -- appears we appealed for their release and -- that -- they're glad about it.

Red river Jackson two questions what one on the death row inmates -- first on these two Americans -- who were today.

Are who are today where they from men and what is their situation.

We'll -- government Americans.

And they have reproductive America -- -- who.

Involved in a court charge yet to speak about -- that I have with me at the moment.

All but they America sort of give them the US.

-- has been appealing law.

And visit them through tend to get it released and have not succeeded.

And what I did -- what put them on the list -- a bit.

Been there of these have been granted -- a vocal built as well as the -- death row.

But that -- great trial process here.

And determined that they should back at -- bit bit.

One of the more of the -- but that he's agreed that picture of the more curb the spread their lives.

Do you do you have a sense for why it is that the -- -- in president decided that.

That that all of these on death row would be killed immediately as he put it or imminently -- -- Well it is chase flawed that justice -- of -- the judicial process and based.

Of capital punishment you know the right to do so it.

And -- determined to do show.

Com but I urge him he did not jump do you expect -- And did not play out of boredom with a stake in -- them in the agreed not -- -- to -- that the good that.

We cannot use the case that we don't -- because we do you read about that met we're -- but.

Has he said how long he will hold off on this matter reverend Jackson and and what are your plans to get these two Americans back to America.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We'll have them back there Campbell is in the states about wins the morning.

What what is what is it -- contention that they were doing when they were arrested and convicted on these crimes.

You have a relevant give illegal of that's the right.

Except I am still vote for them to lead that they were really didn't -- And they got it and -- To that -- that the big.

Reverend Jesse Jackson on on the line -- this from overseas reverend Jackson thank you so much.

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