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Sirhan Bushara Sirhan who was convicted Robert F. Kennedy<\/a>‘s 1968 murder, is “in disbelief” after it was granted probation<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

More than 52 years after his death sentence (which was commuted to life imprisonment by the death penalty in California), the 77-year-old’s 16th application for parole was approved by a two-person panel. “He’s happy. He’s just trying to process it,” Sirhan’s attorney Angela Berry told PEOPLE.<\/p>\n

Though six of Kennedy’s children rejected the decision<\/a>, Sirhan’s case was supported by two of the late Senator’s sons, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Douglas Kennedy. Sirhan and Robert Jr. with in December 2017<\/a> before the 50th anniversary of his father’s murder. “They talked for about three hours and Robert Kennedy has come out about his support for Sirhan over the years,” recalls Berry.<\/p>\n

TIED TOGETHER: Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin receives parole after the late senator’s sons vote for release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe two sat together. They were holding hands. I mean, they were face to face. Sirhan was crying. Robert Jr. accepted his apology. … story than what came out in the process and that there might be a second shooter, and he’s been on Sirhan’s side ever since. “<\/p>\n

The support from Douglas, who was still a toddler when his father died in 1968, came as a welcome surprise to Sirhan as he and Berry were notified the day before the hearing that Kennedy’s youngest son was about to appear.<\/p>\n

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“I’m just overwhelmed by to be able to see Mr. Sirhan face to face<\/a>Douglas said in the virtual hearing, according to the Associated Press. \u201cI think I’ve lived my life in fear of both him and his name in one way or another. And today I am grateful to see him as a person who deserves compassion and love. “<\/p>\n