Hirono seeks commutation for Native American activist
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono is asking Pres. Joe Biden to commute the consecutive life sentences of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose case involving the 1975 shooting deaths of two FBI agents has been hotly debated for decades.
“Mr. Peltier, a Native American activist, has been imprisoned for 46 years based on a conviction that was the result of constitutional violations and prosecutorial misconduct,” Hirono stated in a letter to Biden. “He is now 77 years old and suffers from a number of serious medical conditions. Commuting Mr. Peltier’s sentence and releasing him to return to his home and family would finally correct this unjust sentence and end this grave injustice.”
