FILE – In this June 5, 1968 file photo, Sen. Robert Kennedy on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles.
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Sirhan B. Sirhan, a Christian-born Palestinian from Jordan who opposed Kennedy’s support for Israel, was wrestled to the ground with a gun in his hand and later convicted of the killing.
Sirhan was denied parole in San Diego Wednesday for the 15th time since the June 1968 assassination. Commissioners concluded Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime.This crime impacted the nation, and I daresay it impacted the world, commissioner Brian Roberts said.
This Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Sirhan Sirhan.
In 1995, Schrade assisted author Dan Moldea with his book about the assassination, titled “The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy”. Robert F. Kennedy with his attorney Russell E. Parsons in Los Angeles.
Sirhan Sirhan is taken into custody following the shooting of Sen.
Sirhan is serving his sentence at a prison near San Diego.
The Jerusalem native, now 71, has given no inkling that he will change his version of events at his 15th parole hearing on Wednesday in San Diego.
Sirhan was last denied parole in 2011.
Sirhan was transferred to Donovan State Prison from Corcoran State Prison in Kings County on November 22, 2013 – the 50th anniversary of the murder of his victim’s older brother, President John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Texas. Schrade was shot in the head.Schrade pleaded for the release of Sirhan at the hearing and apologized to him for not doing more over the years to secure his freedom.Schrades voice broke with emotion at times during his hour of testimony that recounted his efforts to unravel questions about the shooting.I forgive you for shooting me, Schrade told Sirhan.
Schrade, who declined in a brief interview to preview his planned remarks to the parole board, has steadfastly advanced the view that there was more than one gunman.
Ms. Dusek encouraged Sirhan to appear in court, citing Schrade’s presence as a reason to appear.
“I have become quite convinced that my act was very wrong, morally and humanly toward Robert Kennedy”, said Sirhan in 1989, “and especially toward his family and his loved ones and his supporters”. The shooting occurred minutes after the USA senator from NY and former United States attorney-general gave his victory speech after winning the California Democratic primary.
Schrade is now 91 and has been seeking justice for Kennedy’s murder for decades.
“Paul is a great man of honorable intentions at all times, but Paul has grabbed at every thread of conspiracy in this case”, Moldea said. “It’s not that I’m making light of it. I’m responsible for being there”.
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That and his declaration when arrested, “I did it for my country”, were his only relevant comments before he said he didn’t remember shooting Kennedy. He believes that there was a second shooter, that Sirhan was standing in front of the senator but the fatal shot came from behind him.
