Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, freed
Leonard Peltier, Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), was finally freed
With his 50 years of detention, it was the longest political imprisonment in U.S. history. Many personalities rallied for him: among them, Nelson Mandela and Pope Francis
(by Veronica Tarozzi)
After nearly 50 years of imprisonment, the release of Leonard Peltier, Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), marks a historic moment. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, he was finally released from the maximum-security prison in Coleman, Florida.
Last month, in fact, President Joe Biden had caught everyone by surprise by commuting the most controversial and longest sentence in U.S. history. A handful of minutes before the end of his term, he issued an executive grant of clemency to allow Peltier to spend the last years of his life under house arrest in his North Dakota homeland.
Peltier, now in his 80s and in poor health, has always maintained his innocence regarding the 1975 killing of two FBI agents. His release was greeted with joy by his supporters around the world, who for 49 years fought strenuously for his release.
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