REMOVAL OF U.S. ATTORNEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000303200006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 16, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ARTICLE AP L\.I-P-D
ON
LOS ANGELES TIMES
16 APRIL 1932
Removal of
Lett S'
er
U. .. Attorney
I don't know exactly what caught
my attention to read your article
(April 1), "U.S. Request for Attor-
ney to Quit Expected," by Ronald J. ?
Ostrow. However, it ,-"-;d compel me
to write to you. The cements of this
.article were i:deed powerful and
provocative..
Webster defines justice as ".
the administration of law esp: the
-establishment or det_-mii ation of
rights according to the-rules of law
or equity; the quality of being just,
=impartial, or fair; the principle or
ideal of just dealing or right action;
conformity to truth, fact, or reason;
to treat fairly or adequately . '.. ' I
am no longer in the class of people
who wonder where justice has gone
and why criminals are set free and
even protected. The article in The
Times is a classic example of why
'justice" ids what it is today.
The problem stems directly from,
the top. The Justice Department in
conjunction with the Central Intel-
ligence Agency (who else?) de-
liberately blocked the indictment of
Miguel ti assar Haro for his involve-
ment in a S30-million to $40-million
international car theft'ring and is
protecting him because he had been
an "extremely valuable source" by
providing intelligence information
on activities in Mexico and Central
America. So, all in the name of "na-
tional security," this criminal is be ing harbored while the other 14 less
fortunate who were not working for
or with the CIA were prosecuted for
their roles in this car theft ring.
Wouldn't it be nice if all of us were
protected in the same manner just
because we happen to work for the
'CIA? . =~ ..
The person bringing this all.to
light, William H. Kennedy,.-was
pressured to resign from his posi-
tion as U.S. Attorney in San Diego
for trying to do his job in accordance
with Webster s definition of justice.
He was being straightforward,
honest and truthful, which is more
than I can say for the Administra
tion and most government officials
these days. He is like a voice crying..
i.: the wilderness while the govern-.
ment is trying desperately to: sup-..-
press the truth.-
Even more appalling is the-fact
that only one day after this article
appeared in The Times, President
r eagan issued.an executive order
making incidents like this easier for?.
government officials to cover up by
permitting information to ? become';
classified after more details on the
subject are requested under the
Freedom of Information Act.
It appears -Reagan has all but.
eliminated the Freedom of Informa-
tion Act. In 18 . months time, we
have regressed back 200 years be: '
fore the days of our precious Bill of
Rights and the First Amendment.
Perhaps there is little or nothing
we can do about the government
and its bureaucracy, but how about
starting at the beginning and re-
naming the Justice Department the
17:jus14ice Department presiding over
a land where there is no justice for
ALL?
'.JO ANN SHIMIZU
I am disgusted with the 'Justice j
Department for its unjust treatment
of an honest man and a faithful ser-
vant of the people, William H. Ken-
nedy, U.S. attorney in San Diego.
The Justice Dept. has a long way
to go in convincing me it is serving i
the people when it removes the
people's protectors from office frv-
olously. = "..
1 wouldn't care if that CIA'person
he exposed were the President of
the United States. The person he
exposed is a major criminal and he
must be brought to justice if justice
is real in this country.
How can the Justice Department
seriously consider asking Kennedy
to resign for doing his job properly
and courageously? Is this the U.S.A.
or the U.S.S.R.? ..
Pomona
The flap over dismissing U.S. At-
torney William Kennedy in San
Diego has some very frightening
overtones. Despite the fact that ~
Kennedy is a fine lawyer who does
.his job well, he won't play along
with the insiders.-,
It would appear that some federal
agencies are above the, law-the
CIA, the FBI and the Internal Rev-
enueService.. i.
A notorious criminal informs for'
the CIA, so he is protected .from
prosecution and a good solid public
servant is fired. Some local business
men are swindled of. thousands. of
dollars because the FBI had to
protect their Abscam operative. -
How many other criminals walk
our streets, protected by .federal
agencies? This makes a mockery of
the Constitution. - : .::
JOSEPH BENNETT
-Poway
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