Woman Released After 27 Years in Prison; Becomes First Korean Person Exonerated While Serving Prison Time
I had no idea that Korea has never exonerated and released someone while in prison before:
When Kim Shin-hye was put behind bars after being found guilty of killing her father in 2000, she was only 23 years old. After spending 24 years in prison, she was declared innocent in a court ruling.
Judges at the Gwangju District Court on Monday overturned her conviction in her retrial and ordered the Jangheung Correctional Institution to release Kim, who is now 47.
“This should never be repeated,” Kim said as she exited the facility. “It could’ve been corrected (earlier). But it took 25 years. (In prison,) I thought a lot about why it should take such a long time … I’ll do my part to prevent a recurrence of such tragedy.”
It is the first case of a prisoner being exonerated and released for a wrongful conviction while still serving time in prison in Korea.
You can read more at the link that explains how a false confession and misinformation by the prosecutors caused her to be convicted.
No consequences for the police and prosecutors who railroaded her.