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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Criminal Charge |
Sentence: |
14 yrs |
Years Imprisoned: |
1 |
Year Crime: |
1989 |
Year Convicted: |
1990 |
Year Cleared: |
1991 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Kenya |
County or Region of Crime: |
Nakuru |
City of Crime: |
Nakuru |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Isaac Kinya was wrongly convicted of interference with the railway line in Nakuru, Kenya. After he was initially arrested he was detained for one month before his release. He was later charged, and after his conviction he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Kinya's conviction was quashed a year later and he was released from custody." |
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Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Court awards seven Nyayo era torture victims Sh28 million, By Sam Kiplagat, Daily Nation (Naroibi, Kenya), October 31, 2017" |
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http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Nyayo-era-torture-victims-Sh28m/1056-4163872-y01vjt/index.html |
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"Court awards seven Nyayo era torture victims Sh28 million, By Sam Kiplagat (Daily Nation), DRTV (Naroibi, Kenya), October 31, 2017" |
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http://www.kdrtv.com/court-awards-seven-nyayo-era-torture-victims-sh28-million/ |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org