The Innocence Project celebrates New York City’s decision to finally make amends to Muhammad A. Aziz and the family of the late Khalil Islam. Both men spent more than 20 years unjustly imprisoned for the murder of civil rights activist Malcolm X. Nothing can restore the lost time and decades the two men spent apart from their families, but with this payment, the city has taken a step to rectify the situation. grave injustice committed decades ago.
Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project and Special Counsel, commenting on the exoneration of Mr. Aziz and Mr. Islam said: “The assassination of Malcolm X was a historic event that required diligent investigation and prosecution, but produced instead one of the most egregious judicial errors I have ever seen. Officially correcting the incorrect historical narrative surrounding one of the most significant events in 20th-century US history allows us to learn from it and prevent future miscarriages.”
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