Newman Chiadzwa

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Charge:	Possessing Diamonds Illegally
Sentence:	"5 yrs and $132,764 fine"
Years Imprisoned:	1.33
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	2010
Year Cleared:	2010
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Zimbabwe
County or Region of Crime:	Mutare
City of Crime:	Harare
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Newman Chiadzwa was wrongly convicted on February 26, 2010 of illegally possessing 43,208 carats of diamonds in Zimbabwe. Chiadzwa, a businessman who dealt in diamonds, was sentenced to five years in prison and fined US$132,764. Chiadzwa's conviction and sentence were set-aside by Zimbabwe's High Court on June 29, 2011. The Attorney-General's Office did not oppose Chiadzwa's appeal. He was immediately released after being imprisoned for 16 months. After his release Chiadzwa sought return of his conficated diamonds and discovered that the police had never turned them over to the court as evidence. He then filed a legal action in September 2011 seeking return of his diamonds that weigh 8.61 kg. (18.9818 pounds)."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On June 29, 2011 Norman Chiadzwa's conviction and sentence were set-aside and he was acquitted by Zimbabwe's High Court after the prosecution failed to present any evidence opposing his appeal."
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Age When Imprisoned:	54
Age When Released:	55
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Newman Chiadzwa Jailed Five Years, By Cletus Mushanawani (staff), The Herald (Zimbabwe), March 4, 2010"
Information Location 1:	http://allafrica.com/stories/201003040089.html
Information Source 2:	"Newman Chiadzwa set free, The Herald (Zimbabwe), July 8, 2011"
Information Location 2:	http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14869:newman-chiadzwa-set-free&catid=37:top-stories&Itemid=130
Information Source 3:	"Chiadzwa Wants His 8,6KG Diamonds Back, The Herald (Zimbabwe), September 28, 2011"
Information Location 3:	http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22465:chiadzwa-wants-his-86kg-diamonds-back&catid=46:crime-a-courts&Itemid=138
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Newman Chiadzwa

Charge:

Possessing Diamonds Illegally

Sentence:

"5 yrs and $132,764 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

1.33

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2010

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Zimbabwe

County or Region of Crime:

Mutare

City of Crime:

Harare

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 29, 2011 Norman Chiadzwa's conviction and sentence were set-aside and he was acquitted by Zimbabwe's High Court after the prosecution failed to present any evidence opposing his appeal."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

54

Age When Released:

55

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Newman Chiadzwa Jailed Five Years, By Cletus Mushanawani (staff), The Herald (Zimbabwe), March 4, 2010"

Information Location 1:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201003040089.html

Information Source 2:

"Newman Chiadzwa set free, The Herald (Zimbabwe), July 8, 2011"

Information Location 2:

http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14869:newman-chiadzwa-set-free&catid=37:top-stories&Itemid=130

Information Source 3:

"Chiadzwa Wants His 8,6KG Diamonds Back, The Herald (Zimbabwe), September 28, 2011"

Information Location 3:

http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22465:chiadzwa-wants-his-86kg-diamonds-back&catid=46:crime-a-courts&Itemid=138

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