Posted on 12/15/2014 12:20:22 PM PST by grundle
A Chinese teenager executed after being convicted of murder and rape 18 years ago was declared innocent by a court Monday, in a rare overturning of a wrongful conviction.
The 18-year-old, named Hugjiltu and also known as Qoysiletu, was found guilty and put to death in Inner Mongolia in 1996, but doubt was cast on the verdict when another man confessed to the crime in 2005.
"The Inner Mongolia Higher People's Court finds Hugjiltu's original guilty verdict... is not consistent with the facts and there is insufficient evidence," the court in Hohhot said in a statement.
"Hugjiltu is found not guilty."
The retrial comes after a pledge by leaders of the ruling Communist Party to strengthen the rule of law "with Chinese characteristics" -- a concept experts caution refers to greater central control over the courts rather than judicial independence.
The court's deputy president gave Hugjiltu's parents compensation of 30,000 yuan ($4,850), according to the official Xinhua News Agency -- although the money was a personal donation by the head of the court, it added, rather than an official payment by the institution.
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Well, he’s not Chinese, he’s Mongolian.
Oops...
To be fair, the prospects of an innocent person being executed for murder are rare.
Even in China.
Its not an argument against capital punishment.
The court’s deputy president gave Hugjiltu’s parents compensation of 30,000 yuan ($4,850),
Post the Jeff Spicoli pic “Righteous bucks!”
It sure won’t feel “rare” if it happens to you or your family.
I’m for capital punishment but only for cases with extraordinary evidence and no doubt at all
I agree that there are good reasons that some people should be executed, however, I am not so sure that I trust my government to make that decision.
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