Abu-Jamal rally Supporters decried restrictions on the April 24 event.
City officials say they are working on short notice.
The Rendell administration and organizers for what is being billed as a massive rally for convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal sparred yesterday over restrictions the organizers say the city wants to impose on the event. Pam Africa, a spokeswoman for the Millions for Mumia Mobilization, said the administration is seeking to place unacceptable restrictions on where the demonstrators may march. The group has plans to bring hundreds of thousands of people to a daylong rally at City Hall on April 24 on behalf of Abu-Jamal, a former radio journalist sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. Kevin Feeley, Rendell's spokesman, said the city was working on very short notice to accommodate the protesters' plans but was not willing to shut down large portions of Center City to meet all of their requests. Abu-Jamal has become a cause celebre around the world because of what some contend is the injustice of his conviction.