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To Uphold Law Against Kidnapping: Nigerian Sen. Kashamu Petitions U.S. Supreme Court

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2017. Contact: Brian Berg/Brian@mkcpr.com 312.822.0505/312.282.8260 (m) Senator Buruji Kashamu Petitions the United States Supreme Court To Uphold Law Against International Kidnappings By U.S. Agents February 8, 2017 (Chicago, IL) -- In response to the ruling of a federal court of appeals, which made factual findings and addressed the merits of a case despite having no factual record before it, lawyers for Buruji Kashamu, a duly elected federal Senator and businessman from Nigeria, today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to review and reverse the ruling. Attorneys Robert Cohen and Matthew Piers filed the lawsuit federal court in Chicago seeking a court order that would end and prevent attempts by agents of the United States government to unlawfully kidnap Senator Kashamu in Nigeria and forcibly bring him to the United States to face charges that were brought against him in 1998. Since the original charges were filed, two courts in G