RFK assassin Sirhan wins parole with support of Kennedy's sons

Sirhan Sirhan has been granted parole by the California committee aft 2 of Robert F. Kennedy's sons said they supported the 77-year-old's release.

According to the Associated Press, Sirhan was granted parole connected Friday by a two-person panel.

Friday's parole proceeding was the assassin's 16th parole hearing, the AP reported.

According to the AP, the ruling volition beryllium reviewed by California Parole Board’s unit implicit the adjacent 90 days, who volition past beryllium looked astatine by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has 30 days to grant, reverse, oregon modify it.

One of the sons who spoke astatine the hearing, Douglas Kennedy, was a toddler erstwhile his begetter was changeable and killed successful 1968, said Sirhan should beryllium released if he’s not a menace to others.

The member of President John F. Kennedy had conscionable finished speaking astatine the Ambassador Hotel successful Los Angeles erstwhile helium was gunned down connected June 6, 1968,

Sirhan was convicted of first-degree execution and has said helium doesn’t retrieve the killing.