Paul Frampton needs your help, Chapel Hill
TO THE EDITOR:
Paul Frampton, a professor in the Physics Department at UNC, has been held in prison in Argentina since January 2012 after 2kg of cocaine were found in one of his bags in the Buenos Aires airport. He has not yet had a trial.
Paul has stated and we strongly believe that he was the victim of a setup. He has told us that the standard punishment for carrying 2kg of cocaine is a prison term of four and a half years.
UNC USAShe will deposit the checks in Paul’s account, and he is able to access the money by telephoning her.
Character references should be sent to his lawyers Laura Vouilloud and Vanina Bessante at
defensoriape1@hotmail.com
Paul has shown courage and even a sense of humor while in prison. He continues to supervise his two current PhD students by phone. A few weeks ago he posted a preprint to the Physics archive using the address ``University Center of Devoto”, and his voice on the phone sounds strong.
It would help if you would forward this to other colleagues who may wish to help Paul.
