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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
20 years plus 8 strokes of the rotan |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.67 |
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Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2006 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Malaysia |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Wrongly convicted in February 2006 of raping his 13-year-old daughter in 2004. Sentenced to 20 years in prison and eight strokes of the rotan (cane). In October 2006, his conviction was overturned on appeal by Malaysia's High Court because no proof had been presented at his trial that he had in fact ever had sex with his daughter at any time." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction overturned on appeal in October 2006 by Malaysia's High Court. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
44 |
Age When Released: |
44 |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"He gained his freedom but lost his family, New Strait Times, October 20, 2006" |
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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20061020080614/Article/local1_html |
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