More than two decades after her son was executed for rape and murder, Zhang Huanzhi has finally proven his innocence.
China’s top
court overturned Nie Shubin’s conviction Friday, in a landmark case
that exposed deep flaws in China’s criminal justice system.
“I wanted to tell my son: you’re a good person, you’re innocent,” Zhang told CNN.
Amid
emotional scenes in the courtroom, judges ruled that Nie’s original
trial didn’t “obtain enough objective evidence,” saying there were
serious doubts about the time of death, murder weapon and cause of
death.
“The moment
the justice announced the verdict, Zhang burst into tears,” lawyer Li
Shuting said. “Not only her, other people in the courtroom felt
emotional too. I almost stood up and applauded but I didn’t, I had to
comfort Zhang as she was crying so hard.”
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