Two men convicted in assassination of Malcolm X to be exonerated

Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam to be cleared as prosecutors say authorities withheld evidence

Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared after more than half a century, with prosecutors now saying authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader’s killing.

Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, who spent decades in prison for the crime, were being exonerated after a nearly two-year investigation by their lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney’s office. A court date is expected on Thursday.

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