American Indian Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier has been denied parole by the United States Parole Commission. This comes after thousands of supporters held vigils, rallies, other events, wrote letters and called in on Leonard’s behalf.
If the decision remains, Leonard will not be up for parole again until 2024, when he will be 79 years old. Right now the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee is preparing to challenge the decision, advocate for intervention by President Obama and succeed in getting proper medical care for Leonard as well as move him to a prison closer to his family.
Leonard is serving two life sentences for the killing of two FBI agents during a stand off at Pine Ridge. Leonard’s case was riddled with inconsistencies, biased proceedings and was a target of the FBI’s COINTEL Program intended to disrupt and subvert radical activist groups and movements.
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