Prosecutors in Russia's Bashkortostan region have appealed a court decision in September that said the state must pay almost 32 million rubles ($327,400) to an 86-year-old man who served 13 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder and attempted murder in 1959. Fatkhulla Iskhakov also appealed the court's ruling, demanding 450 million rubles in compensation. Earlier in May, Russia's Supreme Court ruled that Iskhakov was wrongfully convicted of attacking three women with an axe. After his release, Iskhakov fought to prove his innocence. In 2012, another man, Nail Saitbattalov, confessed to the crime that took place more than 60 years ago. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, click here.
Bashkortostan Prosecutors Appeal Court Decision On Financial Compensation For Man's Wrongful Imprisonment
Fatkhulla Iskhakov served 13 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder and attempted murder in 1959.