Twenty-nine years after he was eligible for parole, the work of friends, legal eagles, and committed grassroots activists have secured the release of 85-year-old Sundiata Acoli, after serving 49 years in prison.
His is the one-time controversial case which involved now Cuba-exile Assata Shakur, and the 1973 New Jersey turnpike trooper shooting.
“Acoli must be released because the statutory standards for granting parole have been met, without regard to extraneous factors like sympathy or passion or public opinion.”“It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.
Civil rights attorney Soffiyah Elijah said, “We applaud the New Jersey Supreme Court in granting Mr. Acoli’s freedom and correcting the parole board’s improper application of the law by denying his petition for release after serving more than 49 years in prison. It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.”
The Supreme Court decision reports, “In the meantime, Acoli attempted to wrest Trooper Foerster’s gun from him. In the course of that physical struggle, Acoli claims that Trooper Harper fired at him, grazing the top of his head and causing him to black out. According to Acoli, when he regained consciousness, Trooper Foerster’s body was lying on the ground nearby.” Acoli and both Shakurs, then severely wounded, drove away.
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