Men Wrongly Convicted of Malcolm X’s Murder , To Receive $26 Million.
CNN reports that New York will pay
Muhammad A. Aziz and the estate of Khalil Islam
$26 million after they were exonerated last November.
CNN reports that New York will pay
Muhammad A. Aziz and the estate of Khalil Islam
$26 million after they were exonerated last November.
Islam died in 2009 but was
exonerated posthumously. .
CNN reports that Aziz and representatives of Islam have “accepted the courts settlement recommendation in their respective cases.”.
CNN reports that Aziz and representatives of Islam have “accepted the courts settlement recommendation in their respective cases.”.
What’s most important is that Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam have reclaimed their good names. , David Shanies, an attorney representing
both Aziz and the estate of Islam, via CNN.
They will go down in history as two brave, dignified, innocent men who never stopped fighting their tragic wrongful convictions, David Shanies, an attorney representing
both Aziz and the estate of Islam, via CNN.
The $26 million will be split evenly
between Aziz and Islam's estate. .
A New York City Law Department
spokesman also issued a statement.
This settlement brings some measure of justice to individuals who spent decades in prison and bore the stigma of being falsely accused of murdering an iconic figure. , New York City Law Department spokesman, via CNN.
Based on our review, this office stands by the opinion of former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. who stated, based on his investigation, that ‘there is one ultimate conclusion: Mr. Aziz and Mr. Islam were wrongfully convicted of this crime.’, New York City Law Department spokesman, via CNN