Malcolm X’s Convicted Killer Muhammad Aziz Speaks Out After Being Exonerated
Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X in 1965 were exonerated last week. Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam have each spent over two decades in prison – but historians have long-held doubts about whether or not these two men were actually guilty of killing the civil rights leader. “I do not need this court, these prosecutors or a piece of paper to tell me I am innocent,” Aziz said in court. “I am an 83-year-old man who was victimized by the criminal justice system.” A 22-month investigation conducted by the DA office alongside the two men’s lawyers found that the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...