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Black Panther Who Killed New Jersey State Trooper Set Free


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A member of the Blank Panther Party who infamously killed a New Jersey State trooper in 1973 has just been paroled.

The New Jersey Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision just allowed 85-year-old Sundiata Acoli, the black liberation army terrorist who killed police officer Werner Foerster in 1973,  to be set free.

Previously Acoli was denied parole in eight other hearings but now since his dementia has kicked in the 85-year-old will now be able to be free for the first time in 49 years.

Here’s what the New York Post had to add:

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A former Black Panther who was convicted of murdering a New Jersey State trooper 49 years ago will soon be sprung on parole.

New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 3-2 to allow 85-year-old Sundiata Acoli, the Black Liberation Army activist who killed Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973, to go free.

Acoli, who has dementia, plans to live with his daughter in Brooklyn when let out, reports say.

Acoli had appeared before the parole board eight times since 1993 — when he became eligible for parole on his lifetime prison sentence.

“In light of Acoli’s verbal renunciation of violence as an acceptable way to achieve social change; more than two decades infraction-free in the federal prison system; the multitude of programs and counseling sessions he completed; his honor status as an inmate; his acquisition of vocational skills; and his advanced age, it is difficult to imagine what else might have persuaded the board that Acoli did not present a substantial likelihood to reoffend,” wrote Justice Barry Albin in the ruling.



 

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