Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, Sirhan Sirhan, is recommended for parole Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy more than 50 years ago, has been recommended for release by a California parole board. Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy at a Los Angeles hotel more than 50 years ago, was recommended for release by a California parole board Friday, the first step toward making him a free man. The two-person panel Sirhan appeared before Friday granted parole, but the decision is not final. Parole staff still have 90 days to review the matter. After that, Gov. Gavin Newsom — or whoever might replace him following next month's recall election — could still decide to block Sirhan's release. Sirhan, then a 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant who had written a manifesto calling for Kennedy's death, shot the senator at the since-demolished Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1968. Kennedy was considered a leading candidate for president and had just won primaries in South Dakota and California at the time of his assassination. Sirhan admitted to the killing in 1969 and has been in prison for 53 years. The board granted his release Friday, in part, after receiving letters of support from two members of the slain senator's family. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously expressed doubt about Sirhan's guilt, said he believed his father might extend mercy to his own killer. “While nobody can speak definitively on behalf of my father, I firmly believe that based on his own consuming commitment to fairness and justice, that he would strongly encourage this board to release Mr. Sirhan because of Sirhan’s impressive record of rehabilitation," Kennedy Jr. wrote in a letter submitted in advance of Friday's hearing. Douglas Kennedy said that while he'd lived in fear of Sirhan for years, he saw him now as "worthy of compassion and love." “I really do believe any prisoner who is found to be not a threat to themselves or the world should be released," Douglas Kennedy wrote. "I believe that applies to everyone, every human being, including Mr. Sirhan." The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department submitted a letter opposing Sirhan's release, on behalf of the Kennedy family. Erin Mellon, a spokeswoman for Newsom, said the governor will review Sirhan's case if it is presented to him. Since his time as mayor of San Francisco, Newsom has had a fondness for quoting Kennedy. Months after taking office, Newsom lined the hallways of the governor’s office with more than 50 photographs taken by Paul Fusco of mourners who lined the railways to see RFK’s funeral train as it carried his body from New York to Washington, D.C. more than 50 years ago. CALIFORNIA On first day as L.A. County D.A., George Gascón eliminates bail, remakes sentencing rules Angela Berry, Sirhan's attorney, says the 77-year-old has not been accused of a serious violation of prison rules since 1972 and that prison officials have deemed him a low risk for violence. Sirhan first became eligible for parole in 1972. Between 1983 and 2006, he was granted parole hearings every one to two years, but was always denied. Beginning in 2006, those hearings were held just twice a decade. He was last denied release in 2016. The recommendation for Sirhan's release also came without opposition from L.A. County prosecutors, who are barred from fighting release at parole hearings under a policy enacted by Dist. Atty. George Gascón. While Gascón's policy had been in effect for nearly nine months, it attracted new scrutiny this week because of Sirhan's case. Gascón has said it should be up to the parole board to determine an inmate's suitability for release, rather than prosecutors who are simply relitigating the facts of old cases, sometimes decades later. "The role of a prosecutor and their access to information ends at sentencing. The parole board, however, has all the pertinent facts and evaluations at their disposal, including how someone has conducted themselves over the last few decades in prison," Alex Bastian, a special adviser to Gascón, said in a statement earlier on Friday. "The parole board's sole purpose is to objectively determine whether someone is suitable for release. If someone is the same person that committed an atrocious crime, that person will correctly not be found suitable for release." Critics of Gascón have said the parole policy is indicative of a broader abandonment of victims under his administration. Some victims have complained to The Times that they felt helpless without an advocate present when they went to oppose the release of a loved one's killer earlier this year. L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a staunch opponent of Gascón, has also said he would send staff to aid victims at parole hearings if Gascón wouldn't send prosecutors, but he has yet to explain how often he's done so or what impact, if any, the move has had in such cases. "Because of George Gascón, we won’t send a prosecutor to the parole hearing to oppose [Sirhan's] release, advocate for public safety, or fight for the victim. Gascón calls this justice reform," said L.A. County Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami, a leading proponent of the effort to recall Gascón. CALIFORNIA An effort to recall Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón is underway: What happens now? While critics of Gascón have claimed the parole policy will end with a flood of violent criminals returning to the streets, data suggest otherwise. Records show the state parole board only granted release in about 19% of all cases it heard from 2018 to 2020, and that does not factor in cases where Newsom later blocked an inmate's release. Members of the Kennedy family have expressed doubt about Sirhan's guilt. In 2018, Kennedy Jr. said he visited Sirhan in prison and has joined a chorus of voices who believe a second gunman shot his father. “I was disturbed that the wrong person might have been convicted of killing my father,” Kennedy Jr. told the Washington Post. “My father was the chief law enforcement officer in this country. I think it would have disturbed him if somebody was put in jail for a crime they didn’t commit.”Times staff writers Anita Chabria, Phil Willon and The Associated Press contributed to this report. The view from Sacramento For reporting and exclusive analysis from bureau chief John Myers, get our California Politics newsletter.
【 在 toddler (toad) 的大作中提到: 】 : 好歹也是改变世界历史进程的任务了吧？ : 虽然比奥斯瓦尔德稍逊风骚 : Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, Sirhan Sirhan, is recommended for parole : Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy more than 50 : years ago, has been recommended for release by a California parole board. : Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy at a Los : Angeles hotel more than 50 years ago, was recommended for release by a : California parole board Friday, the first step toward making him a free man. : The two-person panel Sirhan appeared before Friday granted parole, but the : decision is not final. Parole staff still have 90 days to review the matter. : ...................
【 在 toddler (toad) 的大作中提到: 】 : 好歹也是改变世界历史进程的任务了吧？ : 虽然比奥斯瓦尔德稍逊风骚 : Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, Sirhan Sirhan, is recommended for parole : Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy more than 50 : years ago, has been recommended for release by a California parole board. : Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy at a Los : Angeles hotel more than 50 years ago, was re
好歹也是改变世界历史进程的任务了吧？
虽然比奥斯瓦尔德稍逊风骚
Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, Sirhan Sirhan, is recommended for parole
Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy more than 50
years ago, has been recommended for release by a California parole board.
Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy at a Los Angeles hotel more than 50 years ago, was recommended for release by a
California parole board Friday, the first step toward making him a free man.
The two-person panel Sirhan appeared before Friday granted parole, but the
decision is not final. Parole staff still have 90 days to review the matter. After that, Gov. Gavin Newsom — or whoever might replace him following
next month's recall election — could still decide to block Sirhan's release.
Sirhan, then a 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant who had written a manifesto calling for Kennedy's death, shot the senator at the since-demolished
Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1968. Kennedy was
considered a leading candidate for president and had just won primaries in
South Dakota and California at the time of his assassination.
Sirhan admitted to the killing in 1969 and has been in prison for 53 years. The board granted his release Friday, in part, after receiving letters of
support from two members of the slain senator's family. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously expressed doubt about Sirhan's guilt, said he believed his father might extend mercy to his own killer.
“While nobody can speak definitively on behalf of my father, I firmly
believe that based on his own consuming commitment to fairness and justice, that he would strongly encourage this board to release Mr. Sirhan because of Sirhan’s impressive record of rehabilitation," Kennedy Jr. wrote in a
letter submitted in advance of Friday's hearing.
Douglas Kennedy said that while he'd lived in fear of Sirhan for years, he
saw him now as "worthy of compassion and love."
“I really do believe any prisoner who is found to be not a threat to
themselves or the world should be released," Douglas Kennedy wrote. "I
believe that applies to everyone, every human being, including Mr. Sirhan."
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department submitted a letter opposing
Sirhan's release, on behalf of the Kennedy family.
Erin Mellon, a spokeswoman for Newsom, said the governor will review Sirhan's case if it is presented to him.
Since his time as mayor of San Francisco, Newsom has had a fondness for
quoting Kennedy. Months after taking office, Newsom lined the hallways of
the governor’s office with more than 50 photographs taken by Paul Fusco of mourners who lined the railways to see RFK’s funeral train as it carried
his body from New York to Washington, D.C. more than 50 years ago.
CALIFORNIA
On first day as L.A. County D.A., George Gascón eliminates bail, remakes
sentencing rules
Angela Berry, Sirhan's attorney, says the 77-year-old has not been accused
of a serious violation of prison rules since 1972 and that prison officials have deemed him a low risk for violence. Sirhan first became eligible for
parole in 1972. Between 1983 and 2006, he was granted parole hearings every one to two years, but was always denied. Beginning in 2006, those hearings
were held just twice a decade. He was last denied release in 2016.
The recommendation for Sirhan's release also came without opposition from L.A. County prosecutors, who are barred from fighting release at parole
hearings under a policy enacted by Dist. Atty. George Gascón.
While Gascón's policy had been in effect for nearly nine months, it
attracted new scrutiny this week because of Sirhan's case. Gascón has said it should be up to the parole board to determine an inmate's suitability for release, rather than prosecutors who are simply relitigating the facts of
old cases, sometimes decades later.
"The role of a prosecutor and their access to information ends at sentencing. The parole board, however, has all the pertinent facts and evaluations at their disposal, including how someone has conducted themselves over the last few decades in prison," Alex Bastian, a special adviser to Gascón, said in a statement earlier on Friday. "The parole board's sole purpose is to
objectively determine whether someone is suitable for release. If someone is the same person that committed an atrocious crime, that person will
correctly not be found suitable for release."
Critics of Gascón have said the parole policy is indicative of a broader
abandonment of victims under his administration.
Some victims have complained to The Times that they felt helpless without an advocate present when they went to oppose the release of a loved one's
killer earlier this year. L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a staunch
opponent of Gascón, has also said he would send staff to aid victims at
parole hearings if Gascón wouldn't send prosecutors, but he has yet to
explain how often he's done so or what impact, if any, the move has had in
such cases.
"Because of George Gascón, we won’t send a prosecutor to the parole
hearing to oppose [Sirhan's] release, advocate for public safety, or fight
for the victim. Gascón calls this justice reform," said L.A. County Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami, a leading proponent of the effort to recall
Gascón.
CALIFORNIA
An effort to recall Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón is underway: What
happens now?
While critics of Gascón have claimed the parole policy will end with a
flood of violent criminals returning to the streets, data suggest otherwise. Records show the state parole board only granted release in about 19% of
all cases it heard from 2018 to 2020, and that does not factor in cases
where Newsom later blocked an inmate's release.
Members of the Kennedy family have expressed doubt about Sirhan's guilt. In 2018, Kennedy Jr. said he visited Sirhan in prison and has joined a chorus
of voices who believe a second gunman shot his father.
“I was disturbed that the wrong person might have been convicted of killing my father,” Kennedy Jr. told the Washington Post. “My father was the
chief law enforcement officer in this country. I think it would have
disturbed him if somebody was put in jail for a crime they didn’t commit.”Times staff writers Anita Chabria, Phil Willon and The Associated Press
contributed to this report.
The view from Sacramento
For reporting and exclusive analysis from bureau chief John Myers, get our
California Politics newsletter.
是印度千老吗？
【 在 toddler (toad) 的大作中提到: 】
: 好歹也是改变世界历史进程的任务了吧？
: 虽然比奥斯瓦尔德稍逊风骚
: Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, Sirhan Sirhan, is recommended for parole
: Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy more than 50 : years ago, has been recommended for release by a California parole board.
: Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy at a
Los
: Angeles hotel more than 50 years ago, was recommended for release by a
: California parole board Friday, the first step toward making him a free
man.
: The two-person panel Sirhan appeared before Friday granted parole, but the
: decision is not final. Parole staff still have 90 days to review the
matter.
: ...................
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【 在 GouSheng (水果王) 的大作中提到: 】
: 是印度千老吗？
: Los
: man.
: matter.
如果真的parole出来会很快死掉。
【 在 toddler (toad) 的大作中提到: 】
: 好歹也是改变世界历史进程的任务了吧？
: 虽然比奥斯瓦尔德稍逊风骚
: Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, Sirhan Sirhan, is recommended for parole
: Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy more than 50 : years ago, has been recommended for release by a California parole board.
: Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy at a
Los
: Angeles hotel more than 50 years ago, was re
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