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New York (AFP) - One of two men wrongfully imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X sued New York state for at least $20 million in damages Tuesday. Muhammad A. Aziz was exonerated last month by a US judge who acknowledged he had been the victim of a gross miscarriage of justice in the high-profile murder. "Those responsible for depriving me of my liberty and for depriving my family of a husband, a father, and a grandfather should be held accountable," Aziz, 83, said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. He also notified New York City that he plans t...
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New York (AFP) - A New York judge on Thursday threw out the convictions of two men imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, acknowledging a gross miscarriage of justice in one of the most high-profile murders in American history. Judge Ellen Biben granted the exonerations of Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam to a burst of applause from the courtroom, a historic move that amends the narrative behind one of the US civil rights movement's deepest wounds. "I regret that this court cannot fully undo the serious miscarriages of justice in this case and giv...
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New York (AFP) - Two men found guilty of the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X are to have their convictions thrown out, one of them posthumously, in an admission by US authorities of a historic miscarriage of justice. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance will hold a press conference on Thursday to announce the exoneration of Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam, his office said Wednesday. Aziz, 83, was sentenced to life in prison in 1966 but was released in 1985. Also sentenced to life, Islam was released in 1987 and died in 2009. "These men did not get the justice that they...
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New York (AFP) - Two men found guilty of the 1965 murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X are to have their convictions thrown out, the Manhattan district attorney's office said Wednesday. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance will hold a press conference on Thursday to announce the exoneration of Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam, his office said. "These men did not get the justice that they deserved," Vance said in an interview with The New York Times. "What we can do is acknowledge the error, the severity of the error." The newspaper said a 22-month investigation conducted jointly by the ...
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