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Florida governor pardons 'Groveland Four,' wrongly convicted of rape in 1949

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Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a full pardon for all four members.
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued full posthumous pardons to the men on Friday.
«For seventy years, these four men have had their history wrongly written for crimes they did not commit. As I have said before, while that is a long time to wait, it is never too late to do the right thing,» DeSantis said in a statement. «I believe the rule of law is society’s sacred bond. When it is trampled, we all suffer. For the Groveland Four, the truth was buried. The Perpetrators celebrated. But justice has cried out from that day until this.»
The pardons were unanimously approved by the Executive Clemency Board, a release from the new governor’s office says.

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