George Forbes

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Released Without Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	0.25
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Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Sudan
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"George Forbes was wrongly convicted on May 21, 2007, along with three co-defendants of murdering a Ukranian co-worker in Sudan who was officially declared after his autopsy to have committed suicide by hanging. The four men were awaiting a sentence of death by hanging when in June 2007 the Sudanese Court of Appeal annulled the men's convictions on the basis there was a lack of evidence of their guilt, and they were ordered released. The four men were wrongly jailed for three months. George Forbes is a Brisbane, Australia businessman."
Conviction Caused By:	False testimony by police investigators.
Innocence Proved By:	"The four men were awaiting sentencing, which could have been death, when in June 2007 the Sudanese Court of Appeal annulled the men's convictions on the basis there was a lack of evidence of their guilt, and they were ordered their released."
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Age When Imprisoned:	46
Age When Released:	46
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Australian jailed in Sudan angry after release, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio, June 7, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1944934.htm
Information Source 2:	"Forbes to head for beach, Sydney Morning Herald, June 7, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/forbes-to-head-for-beach/2007/06/07/1181089185391.html
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George Forbes

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Released Without Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Sudan

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False testimony by police investigators.

Innocence Proved By:

"The four men were awaiting sentencing, which could have been death, when in June 2007 the Sudanese Court of Appeal annulled the men's convictions on the basis there was a lack of evidence of their guilt, and they were ordered their released."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

46

Age When Released:

46

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Australian jailed in Sudan angry after release, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio, June 7, 2007"

Information Location 1:

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1944934.htm

Information Source 2:

"Forbes to head for beach, Sydney Morning Herald, June 7, 2007"

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/forbes-to-head-for-beach/2007/06/07/1181089185391.html

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