Atlanta, Ga., Jul 23, 2007 / 07:19 am
Pope Benedict XVI has requested that the death sentence for condemned cop killer Troy Anthony Davis be commuted.
The Apostolic Nunciature sent a letter to the governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdue, on behalf of Pope Benedict, asking that Davis be granted clemency, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The letter arrived Monday.
"In the name of Pope Benedict XVI, I am respectfully asking you to commute Troy's sentence to life in prison without parole," wrote Msgr. Martin Krebs of the Apostolic Nunciature.
The letter says Davis' pending execution is "disturbing" since many witnesses have come forward to say their testimony implicating him was false.