Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier was denied parole and won’t be eligible for another hearing until 2026 (CNN). Peltier has been in prison since 1976 for the deaths of two FBI agents during a shootout at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Leonard Peltier was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and had been active in promoting Native rights and protesting racism and police discrimination against Indigenous people.

Human rights watchdogs, such as Amnesty International, and political figures including Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, and the 14th Dalai Lama, have campaigned for clemency for Peltier. – Wikipedia

During a June 8, 2024, interview by Native News Online, Peltier’s serving attorney Kevin Sharp – who has also served as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee from 2011 to 2017, including as Chief Judge from 2014 to 2017 – stated the following

“Pine Ridge was a powder keg with the Goon Squad operating there with the government’s help. AIM was there to protect those who were not part of the Goon Squad. There were many murders and assaults in a three-year timeframe. When plain-clothed agents in unmarked cars arrived, a firefight ensued. Leonard did not shoot the agents, and the FBI knew this but withheld evidence. The court of appeals acknowledged this but couldn’t overturn the conviction due to legal standards. Judge Heaney, who wrote the opinion, later supported clemency for Leonard. Now, 38 of Judge Heaney’s former clerks support parole for Leonard, including three who worked on his case. The government admits they don’t know who killed the agents, but it wasn’t Leonard. It’s time to release Leonard and start the healing process” Wikipedia

Another question; who did kill the agents? We don’t know but that someone is owned and will obey his new masters to keep himself out of jail.