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Sunday, March 21, 2021

Sentenced to 20 years in prison for not committing crime, man receives more than 2 million dollars in compensation

    South Korea: According to a local source, Yoon Sung Yeo, 54, who was unjustly imprisoned for 20 years as a convict is expected to receive compensation from the authorities.

According to a report on March 10, the Fifth Criminal Division of the Suwon District Court decided to pay 2.517 billion won (about $ 2.2 million) in compensation to Yoon, who was acquitted in In the eighth trial of the murder case on 19 February.

Separately, the court also stated that the claimant was unjustly detained and imprisoned for 7,326 days from July 25, 1989 to August 14, 2009. .

The case is being prosecuted under the Criminal Procedure Code in honor of the victim, who will receive compensation for his unjust imprisonment for the past 20 years.

In addition, the court acknowledged the claim, saying that the case applies to the compensation provided for in the Law on Criminal and Honor Compensation, and therefore the court decided on the amount of compensation to be paid to Mr. Yoon as Determined by the Criminal Compensation Act.

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