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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.
President Donald Trump later in the day pardoned around 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Ca. Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home ...
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 ...
"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.
Shortly before Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence, the No Parole Peltier Association led by former FBI agents posted a statement celebrating the fact he hadn’t been pardoned. “President Biden certainly recognized the unrepentant act of a cold-blooded murderer and denied Peltier’s clemency application,” the group posted before Biden ...
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.
Shortly afterward, Peltier said he’s ready to get back to his family. “It’s finally over – I’m going home.” he said in a statement . “I want to show the world I’m a good person ...
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: