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Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recommended for parole convicted murderer and member of terrorist organization Weather Underground David Gilbert on his last day in office Monday.

Gilbert, one of six individuals who received clemency from Cuomo, was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder in 1983 and four counts of first-degree robbery for his participation in the 1981 Brink’s truck robbery. Two police officers and a security guard died during the robbery, during which Gilbert and his co-conspirators stole $1.6 million from the armored vehicle.

“The rulers, the rich, and their armed mercenaries are the only lives valued by this court. We say that if they sentence us to 1,000 years or shoot us at dawn tomorrow, it will not save this social system,” Gilbert said at sentencing.

Gilbert will not immediately be released from prison, but will appear before the New York State Parole Board with the support of the former governor. Gilbert’s son, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, had lobbied for his father’s release from prison as recently as February 2021. Boudin’s mother, Kathy Boudin, also participated in the robbery. She was released from prison in 2003. (RELATED: San Francisco DA Says His Father, Convicted Murderer And Former Member Of Terrorist Group, Should Get Out Of Prison)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/23/andrew-cuomo-david-gilbert-weather-underground-clemency/