9 former presidents write open letter urging Obama to commute sentences of more low-level drug offenders
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A group of former heads-of-state penned an open letter to President Obama urging him to commute the sentences of more low-level drug offenders during the final days of his presidency.
The letter was signed by 9 former leaders — all members of the Swiss-based Global Commission on Drug Policy — including César Gaviria, the president of Colombia during the assassination of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso... Читать дальше...