Sirhan Sirhan, man who assassinated Robert Kennedy, asks judge to free him

Lawyer, who says he no longer poses a risk, files request to reverse California governor Newsom's decision to deny Sirhan parole

Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy in 1968, is asking a judge to free him from prison by reversing a decision by the California governor to deny him parole.

Sirhan shot Kennedy in 1968 at the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles, moments after the US senator from New York claimed victory in California's pivotal Democratic presidential primary. He wounded five others during the shooting.