As a Taiwanese man wrongly held for murder readjusts to society, he has been awarded a record settlement by the courts.
The News Lens
Date: 2017/11/10
By: Edward White
Hsu Tzu-chiang (徐自強), held for the kidnap and murder of a businessman for 16 years,
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was awarded a record settlement by a judicial review panel on Nov. 9, 2017. The compensation totals NT$28.12 million (US$932,072) – NT$5000 for each day he was jailed.
Below is an interview The News Lens conducted with Hsu late last year:
There was a time when Hsu Tzu-chiang (徐自強) woke up, quietly put on his best suit, and then sat by himself for hours, waiting to be executed.
After the “normal” period when someone was likely taken to be killed passed, he would return to his cell, slowly remove the clothing, carefully fold it, and put it back under his bed, ready for the next day.
“How long exactly? I can’t remember, but this lasted for a couple of months,” Hsu, 48, told The News Lens International in Taipei.
It was during the early years of a 16-year stretch on death row, when he was “numb,” when he thought “sooner or later” he would be executed. And in Taiwan, the condemned are allowed to wear their best clothing on their execution day. [FULL STORY]
