New York, April 28: The killer of African-American rights activist Malcolm X was freed today after more than four decades in the prison system, an official said.
“He was released today. His release was approved,” said Linda Foglia, spokeswoman, at the New York state department of correctional services.
Thomas Hagan, who confessed to the 1965 shooting of Malcolm X, had been partially free on work release for the last 22 years, although he was still required to spend two nights a week at a low-security Manhattan prison.
Hagan, 69, was a member of the militant Nation of Islam movement when Malcolm X was shot in New York while giving a speech.
He told his trial a year later that he was responsible for the slaying.
Malcolm X was a controversial black rights leader and had been a top Nation of Islam figure.
–PTI