January 28, 2016
Pardon Attorney
145 N Street NE Room 5E.508
Washington, DC 20530
Re: Immediate Submission Sought for the Petition for
Commutation of Sentence
for Ramiro R. Muñiz, 40288-115
Dear Ms. Leff:
We are disheartened to read of your resignation in Josh Gerstein’s
article, “Obama’s Pardon Attorney Resigns” POLITICO Mag., 15 Jan. 2016. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/obama-pardon-attorney-resigns-217874.
The National Political Campaign for the Freedom of Ramiro Muñiz urges you to submit the Petition
for Commutation of Sentence for Ramiro R. Muñiz, to President Barack Obama BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
Muñiz, a
non-violent man with good conduct, is 73 years of age. He has degenerative
health conditions and he is confined to a wheelchair 90% of the time. He has worked
for 21 years to have the Office of the Pardon Attorney submit his petition to
the President.
Mexican Americans, Hispanics, and Latinos ask what it was about
the petition, good prison conduct, age and health issues that prevented Ramsey
Muñiz from being granted his
freedom. Why did President Obama consistently disregarded the pleas of the
Hispanic community in the United States?
If it were not for the fact that the three strikes
enhancement was misapplied on a non-violent man (which violated the spirit and
the letter of the law), Muñiz
would have served the full term of his sentence two years ago.
We believed in the Clemency Project that was announced by
Eric Holder, former Attorney General. We now ask if this program is genuine,
knowing that to this day we have not been contacted by a Clemency Project
attorney as we had been informed.
I thank you for your assistance and await your reply.
Sincerely,