After 53 years in prison, the man who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan has just been granted parole on Friday, according to officials.

The decision comes after his 16th parole hearing which was the first time he reportedly received support from all prosecutors including the two RFK’s sons, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Douglas Kennedy.

“I think I’ve lived my life both in fear of him and his name in one way or another. And I am grateful today to see him as a human being worthy of compassion and love,” says Douglas who was also moved to tears by Sirhan’s remorse during the hearing.

Although it may take some time to proceed with the parole as the staff is given 90 days to review the decision before it is forwarded to the governor for consideration.

Sirhan was initially sentenced to death after he was convicted of murder half a century ago. He reportedly shot the Democratic presidential candidate RFK in a kitchen pantry after RFK declared his victory at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

But 3 years later his sentence was commuted to life when death penalty was briefly outlawed by the California Supreme Court in 1972.

Sirhan also has confessed repeatedly that he has no memory of the killing as he was only 24 years old at the time of the tragedy.