Statement of Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Today’s New Jersey Supreme Court Decision Directing that Sundiata Acoli be Paroled

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2022

Office of The Attorney General
– Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General

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“I am grateful to the attorneys in my office who opposed the release of Sundiata Acoli and I am disappointed that he will be released on parole. Under New Jersey law today, if an individual murders a law enforcement officer on duty he is never eligible for parole—a decision that reflects the heinous nature of that crime. I will always stand up for the safety and well-being of our law enforcement officers, including the brave Troopers of the New Jersey State Police.”

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