European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                / sunday january 16, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9 police muslims uncover hoax new York apr police commissioner William Bratton and Black Muslim leaders agreed Friday that a cruel hoax was partly to blame for simmering tension Between police and the Black Community the commissioner said. Bratton chief of department David Scott and four members of the nation of islam met privately for More than an hour in an undisclosed location to set tie a controversy sparked by a violent clash Between police and worshippers at a Harlem mosque. Eight officers were slightly injured while responding sunday to a fake 911 Call reporting an armed robbery at the mosque. A i think one thing we Are both in agreement about is that we were set up a Bratton said. The department will proceed with a criminal investigation that could result in the arrests of worshippers for assaulting the officers police said. But Bratton said he assured the Muslim leaders that he will review department protocols for entering a sensitive locations to avoid future confrontations. Despite an earlier dispute Over who would attend fridays meeting resulted in a new a spirit of cooperation Between police and Black muslims Bratton said. Two ministers at the meeting Don Muhammad of bos ton and Conrad Muhammad of the Harlem mosque did not immediately return phone Calls v the commissioner backed by mayor Rudolph w. Giuliani had insisted that the meeting take place without the Rev. A1 Sharpton and attorney c. Vernon Mason a a condition that scotched an earlier encounter and enraged the Black activists. A we Haven to lost our ability to mobilize a Sharpton warned Friday morning. A we will never Stop marching and we will never Stop fighting until we have one City with one set of rules a he told the gathering held by the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Tension Between police and the Black Community mounted monday when the Muslim leaders denounced police for charging into their House of worship with guns drawn. Police officials argued that the officers not the worshippers were the victims. Then on tuesday police officers fatally shot the unarmed son of a Muslim cleric during a struggle in a darkened basement where drugs were dealt. The father of the 17-year-old victim accused police of murder but officials said officers actions appeared  Richmond a. Apr just before leaving office Friday gov. L. Douglas Wilder granted clemency to a mildly retarded inmate on death Row saying new Dan evidence and a dubious confession raise too Many questions about his guilt. Genetic testing done last year a raises a substantial questions about whether Earl Washington or. Raped and fatally stabbed Rebecca Williams in her apartment in 1982, Wilder said. A even with this new evidence however questions continue to remain concerning the Independent Validity and strength of other evidence including the confessions of Earl Washington jr.,�?� Wilder said. Attorneys for Washington 33, said the confessions should be discounted because the inmate is mildly retarded and easily suggestible. The Dan tests on sperm from the crime scene uncovered a genetic trait not found in Washington the victim or her husband. The governor commuted Washington a sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Washington a lawyers . Rep. Robert Scott d-va., and the National association for the advancement of coloured people had asked Wilder to spare the inmates life. Virginia got a new governor saturday Republican George f. Allen. 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