Peter Kariuki

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Charge:	Failure to suppress prevent or suppress a mutiny
Sentence:	4 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	1982
Year Convicted:	1983
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Kenya
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City of Crime:	Nairobi
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Peter Kariuki was wrongly conivcted in January 1983 by a court martial in Kenya and charged with two counts of failing to prevent and to suppress a mutiny. He was sentenced to two concurrent 4 year prison terms. On October 23, 2011 a judge ruled that his conviction and sentence were a miscarriage of justice and awarded him Sh7 million. (Kenyan Shillings), which was about $72,175. (On October 23, 2011 the exchange rate was 99.750 Sh to 1 $US.)"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 23, 2011 a judge ruled that his conviction and sentence were a miscarriage of justice and awarded him Sh7 million."
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Information Source 1:	"Ex-soldier wins Sh7m compensation over coup, Staff Writers, Daily Nation, October 28, 2011"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Ex+soldier+wins+Sh7m+compensation+over+coup+/-/1056/1263676/-/13s2rpv/-/
Information Source 2:	"Sacked military boss fights to regain ranks, medals, By Wahome Thuku (staff), The Standard, October 31, 2011"
Information Location 2:	http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/columnists/InsidePage.php?id=2000045907&cid=4&
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Peter Kariuki

Charge:

Failure to suppress prevent or suppress a mutiny

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

1982

Year Convicted:

1983

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Kenya

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Nairobi

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 23, 2011 a judge ruled that his conviction and sentence were a miscarriage of justice and awarded him Sh7 million."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Ex-soldier wins Sh7m compensation over coup, Staff Writers, Daily Nation, October 28, 2011"

Information Location 1:

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Ex+soldier+wins+Sh7m+compensation+over+coup+/-/1056/1263676/-/13s2rpv/-/

Information Source 2:

"Sacked military boss fights to regain ranks, medals, By Wahome Thuku (staff), The Standard, October 31, 2011"

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http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/columnists/InsidePage.php?id=2000045907&cid=4&

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