It's past time to release Leonard Peltier | A New Year resolution for a Citizens’ Assembly

Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams · Dec 26, 2021 · 15m

THIS Christmas take a moment to think about Leonard Peltier. Leonard was convicted in 1977 of the murder in 1975 of two FBI agents during a confrontation at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Two others who were charged with the murders were found not guilty by reason of self-defence. Peltier has always denied involvement in the two deaths. He has been in prison for almost 45 years.

A New Year resolution for a Citizens’ Assembly:

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