Chinese man jailed for 23 years freed after verdict overturned

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Chinese man jailed for 23 years freed after verdict overturned

Reuters
3 hours ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man walked free on Monday having spent the last 23 years in jail after a court overturned a murder and arson conviction, state media said, the latest wrongful verdict to be overturned in the country.

Chen Man was arrested in 1992, accused of burning down a house in which a man died. He was later given a suspended death penalty.

But after numerous appeals, a court found there was insufficient evidence to sustain the verdict and ordered him freed, the official China Daily reported on its website.

The government has tried to improve the way courts handle cases of miscarriages of justice under efforts by President Xi Jinping to bolster the rule of law and increase public confidence in the legal system.



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[DetlefK]

1. Confidence in a legal system that is designed to further a specific political agenda.

[Feeling the Bern]

2. Xi Jinping is a Quasi fascist, probably one of the wprst Chinese leaders since Mao.

His rhetoric has made it so hostile for foreigners to be in China right now. Most are leaving because the government, news and people have turned xenophobic.

My wife is Chinese. She sees it. My best friend's wife is Chinese. She sees it too. It's gotten bad.