New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. will move to vacate the convictions of two men for the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, his office said on Wednesday
Muhammad Aziz is escorted by detectives at police headquarters, after his arrest, in New York, Feb. 26, 1965.New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. will move to vacate the convictions of two men for the assassination ofThe announcement of the exoneration of Muhammad A.
Aziz and Islam each spent more than 20 years in prison for the murder of the civil rights leader. Another man who was convicted, Mujahid Abdul Halim, was not exonerated. He confessed to the killing during the trial, but has said that the two other men were innocent. Halim was granted parole in 2010.Vance’s investigation was conducted with the Innocence Project and attorney David Shanies.
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