Fresh bid to free Meek Mill

MEEK Mill’s legal team is launching a breakthrough bid to free the jailed rapper after it was revealed the police officer who arrested him was on a DA’s list of cops suspected of framing suspects and lying in court.

It has just emerged that the Philadelphia DA’s Office, under a previous administration, secretly compiled a list of police officers with an alleged history of lying, racial bias, brutality or abuse of power.

The list reportedly includes officer Reginald V. Graham, who arrested Meek in 2007 and testified against him in court. Last year, Meek was jailed for up to four years for violating probation stemming from this 2007 case, prompting an outcry. Stars in- cluding Jay-Z, T.I. and Rick Ross have campaigned for Meek’s release.

Now Meek’s lawyers believe they can argue that his initial conviction was wrongful. It was based largely on officer Graham’s account, according to court records. Graham testified at the 2008 trial that police informants had seen Meek, then 20, sell crack on the street even though Meek insisted he was actually in court at the time.

When police went to search Meek’s home, Graham said the rapper pulled out a gun, hid behind a car and tried to shoot. But Meek says he threw the gun to the ground, cops cuffed him outside his house, then dragged him inside and beat him. He said in court, “I was being kicked in my face, punched in my face. I maybe got knocked out two or three times.”

Judge Genece Brinkley convicted Meek, now 30, of drug, firearm and assault charges. He served five months in jail. In 2017, Meek — now a big star — was called back before Judge Brinkley for violating his probation by popping a wheelie on a bike. She jailed Meek for two to four years.

Graham retired early from the force last year but was not charged with any crime. Meek’s attorney Joe Tacopina said he is imminently filing a motion to set aside Meek’s conviction. He said, “Meek shouldn’t spend another day in the jail.”