2 Men To Be Cleared In 1965 Assassination Of Malcolm X
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Prosecutors now say authorities withheld evidence that favored the defense in the trial of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, according to NYT.
Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared Thursday after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing of one of the United States' most formidable fighters for civil rights, Manhattan's top prosecutor said Wednesday.
Prosecutors now say authorities withheld evidence that favored the defense in the trial of Muhammad Aziz, now 83, and the late Khalil Islam, according to The New York Times.
Aziz and Islam spent decades in prison for the crime, but a recent documentary sparked a nearly two-year investigation by their lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney's office. A court date is expected Thursday.
