A Political Prisoner in Alabama

February 25, 2008 in News Media, Rule of Law

Don Siegelman, the former Democratic Governor of Alabama, is currently serving a seven-year sentence in federal prison for alleged bribery in connection with appointing a political contributor to a position on a state board.  Now, fifty-two former attorneys general, both Republicans and Democrats, are now calling for Congress to investigate this case, citing evidence that this was a purely political prosecution overseen by Karl Rove, using Federal Prosecutors to take back the Alabama governorship for the GOP when they were unable to do it with free elections.   

RawStory has been covering this story for some time but CBS’ 60 Minutes just did a segment on it last night and it’s well worth watching.

Still developing on this story are reports by Larisa Alexandovna that during last night’s broadcast of this program, two CBS affiliates in Alabama went to a black screen for only the duration of the segment on Siegelman.

 

Follow RawStory’s complete coverage of this story: 

The Permanent Republican Majority: Part 1

The Permanent Republican Majority: Part 2

The Permanent Republican Majority: Part 3

 

Watch the 60 Minutes Segment HERE. 

 

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