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Two Jackson employees want to tell police what they know about his death
Two Michael Jackson employees -- including one who was with the pop star when he was stricken -- have important information about the case and should be extensively interviewed by Los Angeles Police Department detectives, their attorney said Tuesday.
Carl Douglas, perhaps best known for being a member of O.J. Simpson's defense team, said that LAPD detectives have done only "informal" interviews with his clients and that they were eager to provide more information. One of the interviews lasted about two minutes and the other filled a one-page transcript, Douglas said.
Some of their information could shed new light on the timeline police have established covering Jackson's final hours and the actions of his doctor, Douglas said.
"We arranged two separate occasions for LAPD investigators to meet with my clients. My clients came early wearing suits and ties. The first meeting was canceled and rescheduled. The second meeting I had to call them to inquire about the [detectives'] absence," he added.
LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck refused to respond to Douglas' charges, saying that the department would not comment on any aspects of an ongoing investigation.
Michael Amir, Jackson's chief of staff, and Alberto Alvarez, a security staffer, were briefly interviewed June 25, one at Jackson's rented Holmby Hills home and the other at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Douglas said Alvarez was with Jackson and Dr. Conrad Murray in the pop star's bedroom in the critical moments before paramedics arrived. He could provide useful information that would confirm or contradict Murray's version of events and provide independent insight into what transpired, the attorney said. Douglas, however, refused to say what the men might tell police.
In search warrant documents released Monday, police said Murray told them he gave Jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol at 10:40 a.m., watched him for 10 minutes and went to the restroom for two minutes. When he returned about 11 a.m., Jackson had stopped breathing. Police said three phone calls totaling 47 minutes were made from Murray's phone, beginning at 11:18 a.m. -- all before 911 was called at 12:22 p.m.
Murray's attorney has criticized the timeline as "theory, not fact."
Douglas, who in 1993 served as a Jackson attorney, said Amir received a frantic four-second message from Murray at 12:13 p.m. with words to the effect of "come quick."
Tłumaczenie:
Dwaj pracownicy Michaela chcą powiedzieć policji, co wiedzą o jego śmierci.
Ich prawnik, Carl Douglas (brał udział w procesie O.J.Simpsona - zu), powiedział wczoraj, że mają niezwykle ważne informacje oraz że na razie zostali tylko wstępnie i nieoficjalnie przesłuchani przez poliecję. Owe informacje mogą w nowym świetle pokazać ostatnie godziny Michaela. Wygląda na to, że policja nie byla skora to szybkiej i sprawnej współpracy - pierwsze spotkanie z policją musiało zostać przełożone, na drugie prawnik musiał nalegać. Szef LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) Deputy, Charlie Beck, odmówił komentarza na temat wypowiedzi Carla Douglasa. Michael Amir, szef pracowników Michaela, i Alberto Alvarez, ochroniarz, byli krotko przesłuchani 25 czerwca, jeden w domu Michaela (Holmby Hills), drugi w Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Douglas powiedział, że Alvarez był z Michaelem i Dr. Conrad Murray'em w sypialni przed przyjazdem karetki. Jego zeznania mogą potwierdzić lub zaprzeczyć wersji Murray'a i zapewnić niezależny ogląd na sprawę. Douglas nie powiedział, co jego klienci zamierzają powiedzieć policji.
Douglas, który w 1993 roku był adwokatem Michaela, powiedział, że Armir otrzymał rozpaczliwą, czterosekundową wiadomość od Murray'a o 12:13 o treści: przyjdź szybko!