Luanda Protestor 18

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Charge:	Illegal public protest
Sentence:	3 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.1
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2011
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Angola
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City of Crime:	Luanda
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"18 people at a rally in Luanda, Angola on September 3, 2011 advocating for the resignation of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos were wrongly convicted of participating in an illegal public demonstration. They were sentenced to three months imprisonment. On October 14, 2011 an Angolan high court overturned their convictions on the basis there was insufficient evidence they had violated the law. President dos Santos has held power in Angola for 32 years."
Conviction Caused By:	The trial judge misapplied the law.
Innocence Proved By:	"On October 14, 2011 an Angolan high court overturned their convictions on the basis there was insufficient evidence they had violated the law."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Angola court overturns youth protesters conviction, Reuters, October 14, 2011"
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Luanda Protestor 18

Charge:

Illegal public protest

Sentence:

3 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.1

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2011

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Angola

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Luanda

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

The trial judge misapplied the law.

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 14, 2011 an Angolan high court overturned their convictions on the basis there was insufficient evidence they had violated the law."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Angola court overturns youth protesters conviction, Reuters, October 14, 2011"

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http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79D0MJ20111014

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