Nie Shubin | |
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聂树斌 | |
Born | |
Died | April 27, 1995 Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China | (aged 20)
Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
Criminal status | Exonerated |
Criminal charge | Intentional homicide, rape |
Penalty | Death penalty |
Date apprehended | October 9, 1994 |
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.Nie Shubin (Chinese: 聂树斌; pinyin: Niè Shùbīn; November 6, 1974 – April 27, 1995) was a Chinese man wrongfully executed for a rape and murder in the Hebei capital, Shijiazhuang. His is one of the most famous wrongful executions in the history of the People's Republic of China, and considered an example of injustice in the Communist Chinese legal system from the "Strike Hard" era.[1]