Nie Shubin

Nie Shubin
聂树斌
Nie Shubin around the time of his arrest
Born(1974-11-06)November 6, 1974
Xianiezhuang Village, Huolu County, Shijiazhuang District, Hebei Province, China
DiedApril 27, 1995(1995-04-27) (aged 20)
Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
Criminal statusExonerated
Criminal chargeIntentional homicide, rape
PenaltyDeath penalty
Details
Victims1
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 suburb of 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]

  1. ^ Forsythe, Michael (2016-12-02). "China Exonerates Man It Executed for Murder in 1995". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-23.