The California parole board gave its approval on Friday August 27 for the release from prison of Sirhan Sirhan, who had assassinated Robert Kennedy, younger brother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, during the presidential campaign of 1968.
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Sirhan Sirhan, 77 years old today, was convicted on April 17, 1969 of the murder of the senator from New York. After a 90-day review period, the decision of the commission, which previously denied the convict's request 15 times, will be referred to the Governor of California, who has the power to deny or vary it.