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Rep. Zeldin Statement on Murder Charge Against Jose Alba Being Dropped

Statement

Date: July 19, 2022
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Criminal Justice

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) just issued the following statement about the murder charge against Jose Alba being dropped:

"Jose Alba should never have been charged and sent to Rikers Island in the first place. This was a clear cut case of an innocent man acting in self-defense. Thankfully, security cameras captured the entire incident on video or Alba could very well still be facing the murder charge today. That video evidence is all of the more reason why Alvin Bragg was so wrong to put Alba through the ringer as long as he did, charging him with murder, sending him to Rikers Island with an open stab wound, and refusing to charge the person who stabbed Alba."


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