SWP activist fights police frame-up
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Subscribe to Socialist Action and don't miss an issue! 2 SOCIALIST ACTION AUGUST 1988 Mark Curtis from victimization by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
On March 1, 1988, several [l Send me more information about Socialist Action.
I am interested in joining Socialist Action. raided the Swift packinghouse and arrested one Salvadoran and 16 Mexican workers on felony charges of using false documents. On March 4, Curtis went to a meeting to protest the arrest of his coworkers.
Afterward, while he was on his way to the supermarket, a woman ran up to his car at a stop light. She pleaded for a ride home, saying that a man was after her. After arriving at the house, she asked Curtis to wait on the porch while she looked inside. Moments later, the police ran onto the porch, arrested Curtis, and charged him with attempted rape.
At the city jail, police attempted to make him confess to the "crime." Curtis told Socialist Action that when he asked to see an attorney, one of the cops remarked, "You're one of those Mexican-lovers aren't you?" The cops then beat him, breaking his cheekbone and cutting his face.
As soon as Curtis's friends, coworkers, and fellow political activists learned of his arrest, they went right to work. They raised $30,000 to get him out of jail, formed a defense committee, and found lawyers.
Union officials support defense To date, more than 4000 individuals have signed petitions against the frame-up and Send to: 3435 Army St., Rm. 308, San Francisco, CA 94110.