A court in north China has sentenced a man to death for multiple crimes, including the murderer and rape of a woman in 1996.
The year 2014 has witnessed legal progress in China, particularly pardons and retrials, proving that the truth will out.
The parents of a young man wrongly convicted and executed in a controversial 1996 rape and murder case in Inner Mongolia autonomous region are expected to get around 1.2 million yuan ($193,861) in compensation, according to Chinese law, news.163.com reported.
A man sentenced to death and executed in a controversial 1996 rape and murder case was acquitted of his crimes 18 years later in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday.