Ibrahim Mwakalinga

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Charge:	Indecent Assault and Incest
Sentence:	30 years
Years Imprisoned:	10
Year Crime:	1998
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Tanzania
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Ibrahim Mwakalinga was wrongly convicted of committing incest against his daughter in December 1998 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. In August 2008 Tanzania's Court of Appeal unanimously overturned Mwakalinga's conviction on the basis of the daughter's unreliable identification under the conditions of the assault.
Conviction Caused By:	Unreliable identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	In August 2008 Tanzania's Court of Appeal unanimously overturned Mwakalinga's conviction.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Appeals court clears dad of incest, Daily News (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), August 24, 2008"
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Ibrahim Mwakalinga

Charge:

Indecent Assault and Incest

Sentence:

30 years

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

1998

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Tanzania

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Unreliable identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

In August 2008 Tanzania's Court of Appeal unanimously overturned Mwakalinga's conviction.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Appeals court clears dad of incest, Daily News (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), August 24, 2008"

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http://dailynews.habarileo.co.tz/magazine/?id=6800

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