Two men convicted of murdering renowned civil rights leader Malcolm X in 1965 will have their convictions thrown out tomorrow, attorneys reveal
- Muhammad Aziz, 83, and the late Khalil Islam, spent decades in prison for the crime, after being found guilty in 1966
- The decision follows a 22-month investigation into the mishandling of proceedings following the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader
- X was gunned down as he began a speech in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965
- The two men were then known as Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson
- Aziz was released in 1985 - Islam was released two years later, and died in 2009
The two men convicted of assassinating civil rights leader Malcolm X in 1965 are expected to be exonerated on Thursday, their lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney told The New York Times Wednesday.
According to the Times' report, Muhammad Aziz, 83, 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 Thursday.
Malcolm X was gunned down as he began a speech in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965
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'These men did not get the justice that they deserved,' District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. told the newspaper.
Malcolm X was gunned down as he began a speech in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on Harlem´s Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965.
The two men were then known as Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson. Aziz, 83, was released in 1985. Islam was released two years later and died in 2009.
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