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David Ahenakew


Years Imprisoned:

Charge:

Hate Crime - speech only

Sentence:

Fined $1,000

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2009

Location of Trial:

Canada

Result:

Judicially Exonerated (either after completion of sentence or while released on appeal)

Summary of Case:

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Innocence Proved By:

Convicted overturned on appeal and acquitted after a retrial.

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Age When Released:

75

Information Source 1:

Aboriginal leader acquitted of Jew hatred, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, February 23, 2009

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http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/23/1003208/aboriginal-leader-acquited-of-jew-hatred

Information Source 2:

Canada native leader cleared in second hate trial, Reuters, February 23, 2009

Information Location 2:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE51M5NZ20090223

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Ethnicity/Skin:

Native

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