Man cleared 21 years after execution

A Chinese man has had his conviction for rape and murder overturned, 21 years after he was executed. Nie Shubin was killed by firing squad in 1995 at the age of 20 after being found guilty of killing a woman in Shijiazhuang, in Hebei province. The Supreme Court ruled that the facts used in Mr […]

A Chinese man has had his conviction for rape and murder overturned, 21 years after he was executed.
Nie Shubin was killed by firing squad in 1995 at the age of 20 after being found guilty of killing a woman in Shijiazhuang, in Hebei province.

The Supreme Court ruled that the facts used in Mr Nie’s trial were “unclear and the evidence insufficient.”
Mr Nie’s family, who have been campaigning for two decades to clear his name, have thanked his supporters.