Joy Rahman

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	8
Year Crime:	1993
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Sweden
County or Region of Crime:
City of Crime:	Stockholm
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Joy Rahman was wrongly convicted on July 5, 1994 in the Stockholm District Court of murdering a 72-year-old woman in Stockholm on May 21, 1993. After his conviction Rahman was sentenced to life in prison. Rahman's conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeal on September 14, 1994, and on October 31, 1994 the Supreme Court rejected review of his case. Investigation of Rahman's case by journalist Dick Sundevall and lawyer Peter Althin resulted in the discovery of new evidence. In January 2002 Sweden's Supreme Court granted Rahman a new trial. Later in 2002 he was acquitted after a retrial in the Svea Court of Appeals. In 2003 Rahman was granted damages of about 8 million Swedish Kronor for the suffering of him and his family due to his wrongful imprisonment. The damages were later increased to a total of SEK10.2 million (US$1.318 mil. at 1 SEK=0.129202 USD on 6-1-2003). Rahman used much of the money to establish the "Joy Rahman Welfare Foundation" in his birthplace of Gopalgonj, Bangladesh. The Foundation helps poor people with healthcare and offers micro loans. Rahman was 59 when arrested in Gopalgonj, Bangladesh on March 29, 2008, for suspicion of murdering a treasurer of the Joy Rahman Welfare Foundation in 2005. Rahman was released from custody on January 4, 2010 without being tried."
Conviction Caused By:
Innocence Proved By:	In January 2002 Sweden's Supreme Court granted Rahman a new trial. Later in 2002 he was acquitted after a retrial in the Svea Court of Appeals.
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Compensation Awarded:	"SEK10.2 million (Sweden, 2003) (US$1.318 mil. at 1 SEK=0.129202 USD on 6-1-2003)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	45
Age When Released:	53
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Joy Rahman, Wikipedia.org (Swedish)"
Information Location 1:	https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Rahman
Information Source 2:	"Joy Rahman arrested for murder in Bangladesh, By Staff, thelocal.se, March 31, 2008"
Information Location 2:	https://www.thelocal.se/20080331/10808
Information Source 3:	"Swede wrongly convicted of murder to get record compensation after 13 years of jail, By Staff, thelocal.se, November 16, 2017"
Information Location 3:	https://www.thelocal.se/20171116/swede-wrongly-convicted-of-murder-to-get-millions-in-compensation-after-13-years-jail-kaj-linna
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Joy Rahman

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

1993

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Sweden

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Stockholm

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In January 2002 Sweden's Supreme Court granted Rahman a new trial. Later in 2002 he was acquitted after a retrial in the Svea Court of Appeals.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"SEK10.2 million (Sweden, 2003) (US$1.318 mil. at 1 SEK=0.129202 USD on 6-1-2003)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

45

Age When Released:

53

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Joy Rahman, Wikipedia.org (Swedish)"

Information Location 1:

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Rahman

Information Source 2:

"Joy Rahman arrested for murder in Bangladesh, By Staff, thelocal.se, March 31, 2008"

Information Location 2:

https://www.thelocal.se/20080331/10808

Information Source 3:

"Swede wrongly convicted of murder to get record compensation after 13 years of jail, By Staff, thelocal.se, November 16, 2017"

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https://www.thelocal.se/20171116/swede-wrongly-convicted-of-murder-to-get-millions-in-compensation-after-13-years-jail-kaj-linna

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