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RESOLUTION NO. 1387
RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE BOARD OF PRISON TERMS TO RESCIND THE EARLY
RELEASE DATE FOR SIRHAN SIRHAN, THE CONVICIh1) MURDERER OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills,
County of Santa Clara, State of California, that
WHEREAS,. in June 1968 Sirhan Sirhan inflicted fatal gunshot wounds upon
Presidential Candidate Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and
WHEREAS, in 1969 a jury found that Sirhan Sirhan had murdered Robert F.
Kennedy with calculation and malice forethought and sentenced him to death, and
WHEREAS, this murder not only deprived Robert F. Kennedy and his family of
his life, but also deprived the voters of California their chosen candidate for the
highest office in the land, and
WHEREAS, this malicious act by Sirhan Sirhan attacked the very foundation of
our political system by denying American voters their opportunity to freely elect
that individual who would lead..them for the next four years, and
WHEREAS, the California Supreme Court subsequently held the death penalty
unconstitutional, and Sirhan Sirhan was resentenced to life in prison, and
WHEREAS, in 1975 Sirhan Sirhan was given a tentative release date of 1986, and
the State Board of Prison Terms subsequently advanced Sirhan Sirhan's release date
to September 1, 1984, and
WHEREAS, Sirhan Sirhan has been overheard by fellow inmates to state that if
released he would murder-Senator Edward Kennedy, younger brother of the late
Robert F. Kennedy, and Sirhan Sirhan is also known to have threatened his former
attorney, and
WHEREAS, lenient treatment of murderers and attempted murderers of political
candidates will discourage qualified people from seeking high office.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of the
Town of Los Altos Hills respectfully urges that the State Board .of Prison Terms
rescind Sirhan Sirhan's early release date and ensure that he remains incarcerated
for as long a period of time .as is permitted by law.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Dopy of this Resolution be forwarded to
the State of California, to the California State Supreme Court, and to the
California Legislature, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that other governmental agencies throughout the
State, as well as private organizations, be urged to take a similar position
on Sirhan Sirhan's release and communicate their concern to the State Board of
Prison Terms.
REGULARLY passed and adopted this 21st day of October, 1981.
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