The parents of a young man wrongly convicted and executed in a controversial 1996 rape and murder case in Inner Mongolia autonomous region are expected to get around 1.2 million CNY (193,861USD) in compensation, according to Chinese law, news.163.com reported.

Huugjilt, who was 18 when he died, had his innocence officially recognized on Monday by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Higher People's Court.

 

The news network cited State Compensation Law Article 27 that for each death resulting from faulty legal procedure, compensation is 20 times the average worker's annual pay in the past year. The sum covers compensation for death plus funeral expenses.

 

The average worker's annual wage in 2013 was 45,676 CNY, so state compensation in this case works out at about 913,500 CNY.

 

In addition, Huugjilt's parents can apply for mental damages, which, as the law prescribes, range from 1,000 CNY to 35 percent of the state compensation. In this case the maximum sum would be more than 300,000 CNY.

 

The report said the state may also consider the living expenses of Huugjiltcs parents while issuing the compensation. 

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