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January 5, 2017

Leonard Peltier Prosecutor Joins Calls for Obama to Grant Clemency
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Supporters of Leonard Peltier got a major boost this week in their
campaign to win clemency for the 71-year-old Native American activist.
U.S. Attorney James Reynolds, whose office prosecuted Peltier, added his
voice to those calling on President Obama for a compassionate release.
Speaking to The Guardian, Reynolds said, "There seems to be no point in
taxpayers paying his room and board. It's time to call it quits."
Peltier is a former member of the American Indian Movement who was
convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shootout on South Dakota's
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975. He has long maintained his
innocence.


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