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| RFK Assassian Denied Parole For 13th Time |
| By reuters.com |
| Published: 03/03/2011 |
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(Reuters) - The man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time on Wednesday, California corrections officials said. Sirhan Sirhan's latest bid for freedom was rejected after a hearing before the Board of Parole Hearings at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California, where he is being held. Sirhan, 66, will be eligible for another parole review in five years, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. The board did not immediately say why it denied Sirhan parole. His lawyer, William Pepper, said that Sirhan was innocent of the assassination and has been treated unfairly. "From what we've seen this afternoon, we're very disappointed and we're very hurt for a man whose been spending time confined when he met every one of the criteria for suitability to be released," Pepper said. "They ignored everything we had to say and went on the emotional kick of losing a presidential candidate and loss of a national leader," he said. Read More. |
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