Peltier: Framed or guilty?
Native American activist Leonard Peltier spent his 66th birthday in prison, marking 34 years since he was convicted of a crime many argue he did not commit. Peltier was a member of the militant group the American Indian Movement and was extradited from Canada back the U.S. on faulty affidavits provided by the FBI where he was convicted of two life terms in prison. High ranking officials from former South African President Nelson Mendala and the late Mother Teresa to movie stars like Robert Redford and Steven Segal have called on the U.S. government to release Peltier. Many also believe the U.S. is holding him as a political prisoner. Peltier has been nominated six times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Native American activist Leonard Peltier spent his 66th birthday in prison, marking 34 years since he was convicted of a crime many argue he did not commit. Peltier was a member of the militant group the American Indian Movement and was extradited from Canada back the U.S. on faulty affidavits provided by the FBI where he was convicted of two life terms in prison. High ranking officials from former South African President Nelson Mendala and the late Mother Teresa to movie stars like Robert Redford and Steven Segal have called on the U.S. government to release Peltier. Many also believe the U.S. is holding him as a political prisoner. Peltier has been nominated six times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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