Executed man declared innocent by China courtBEIJING -- China's top court on Friday cleared a man executed 21 years ago for murder — more than a decade after another man confessed to the killing — in the latest miscarriage of justice in the Communist-ruled country. But the time, method and motive for the murder could not be confirmed, and key documents related to witnesses and the defendant's testimony were missing, the supreme court said. 'Inquisition by torture'The Hebei high court, which convicted and executed Nie, "expressed deep, deep regrets" to his relatives and would investigate "possible illegal problems related to the trial" soon, according to state broadcaster CCTV. He had applied to see documents related to the case 54 times to no avail, he told AFP. In 2014, an Inner Mongolian court declared innocent Hugjiltu, who had been executed at age 18 in 1996 for rape and murder — only for another man to confess to the crime later.

Source: The China Post December 02, 2016 16:56 UTC