Man Exonerated Of Killing Malcolm X Sues New York State For $20 Million

Muhammad Abdul Aziz (center) being escorted to jail on February 26, 1965. Photo: Getty Images
Muhammad Abdul Aziz is suing the state of New York “for serious miscarriages of justice” months after being exonerated in the killing of civil rights icon Malcolm X, according to CNN.
Aziz seeks $20 million from the state after he was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder in 1966 along with Khalil Islam. The now 83-year-old man was exonerated of the high-profile crime last month along