Man wrongfully jailed seeks $2.4m

Hugjiltu, 18, was convicted of the rape and murder of a woman in Hohhot, the capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in April 1996. He was executed 62 days after the woman was killed, despite doubts over the evidence.In 2005, another man admitted that he was the woman's murderer, but it wasn't until November 20, 2014 that the regional high people's court decided to retry the case.[Photo/IC]
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