 In his statement Abu @-@ Jamal criticized his attorney as a " legal trained lawyer " who was imposed on him against his will and who " knew he was inadequate to the task and chose to follow the directions of this black @-@ robed conspirator , Albert Sabo , even if it meant ignoring my directions " . He claimed that his rights had been " deceitfully stolen " from him by Sabo , particularly focusing on the denial of his request to receive defense assistance from non @-@ attorney John Africa and being prevented from proceeding pro se . He quoted remarks of John Africa , and said : 
 In his statement Abu @-@ Jamal criticized his attorney as a " legal trained lawyer " <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>was imposed on him against his will and who " knew he was inadequate to the task and chose to follow the directions of this black @-@ robed conspirator , Albert Sabo , even if it meant ignoring my directions " . He claimed that his rights <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been " deceitfully stolen " from him by Sabo , particularly focusing on the denial of his request to receive defense assistance from non @-@ attorney John Africa and being prevented from proceeding pro se . He quoted remarks of John Africa , and said : 
In his statement Abu @-@ Jamal criticized his attorney as a " legal trained lawyer " was imposed on em against his gon and who " knew he was inadequate to the task and chose to follow the directions of this black @-@ robed conspirator , Albert Sabo , even if it meant ignorin my directions " . He claimed that his rights done been " deceitfully stolen " from him by Sabo , particularly focusing on da denial of his request to receive defense assistance from non @-@ attorney John Africa and bein prevented from proceeding pro se . He quoted remarks of John Africa , and said :