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Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
"The pardon of Leonard Peltier is not an act of justice but an abandonment of it," said Nicole Parker, a former FBI agent who lost two colleagues of her own to line-of-duty violence.
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are pleading with President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who has been in prison for nearly 50 years.
"Mr. President, I urge you in the strongest terms possible: Do not pardon Leonard Peltier or cut his sentence short," Wray wrote. Biden's commutation announcement came just minutes before Trump's ...
US Leonard Peltier (on screen), an indigenous Human Rights activist jailed in the United States for decades, received the prize. ... While the pardon has been hailed by many as a long-overdue act ...
Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home confinement after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden is "as good as freedom," after Biden's ...
Leonard Peltier, 80, had been serving two life sentences behind bars but will now carry out the remainder of his time at home instead. He had been part of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
I HEREBY COMMUTE the remainder of the total sentence of imprisonment imposed upon LEONARD PELTIER, Reg. No. 89637-132, to be served in its entirety on home confinement, to take effect on February 18, 2025. I leave intact all other components of the sentence: Date: 19 January 2025: Source: Referring Links: White House Announcement: