With support of two Kennedys, RFK's assassin wins parole in US
Sirhan Sirhan (file photo).
After two RFK's sons spoke in favour ofUS Senator Robert F Kennedy's assassin'srelease,77-year-old Sirhan Sirhan was granted parole on Friday. Theprosecutors also declined to argue he should be kept behind bars.
The move came as a major victory for the prisoner, but it still does not assure his release. TheCalifornia Parole Board's staff will review theruling by the two-person panel for the next 90 days.
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This wasthe prisoner's 16th parole hearing. After this, it will be sent to the state's governor, who will have 30 days to decide whether to grant it, reverse it or modify it.
Being a toddler when his father was gunned down in 1968, Douglas Kennedy said he was moved to tears by Sirhan's remorse and he should be released if he's not a threat to others.
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"I'm overwhelmed just by being able to view Mr Sirhan face to face. I think I've lived my life both in fear of him and his name in one way or another. And I am grateful today to see him as a human being worthy of compassion and love," saidDouglas Kennedy.
Robert F Kennedy, who wasbrother of President John F Kennedy, was the New York senator and a Democratic presidential candidate when he was gunned down on June 6, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after delivering a victory speech in the pivotal California primary.
(With inputs from agencies)