The American will be paid more than $ 6 million in compensation for the prison year 24

New York authorities agreed to pay Jonathan Fleming $ 6,25 million in moral damages. 52-year-old American spent 24 of the year behind bars because of a mistaken judgment. This is the agency Associated Press.

Representatives of the metropolis administration said that paying Fleming monetary compensation “is in the interests of all parties” and will also help him start a new life.

In 1989, Fleming was arrested on suspicion of murdering his friend in the New York area of ​​Brooklyn. The American told the detectives that an error had occurred, since at the time of the crime he rested with his mother in Florida, which was confirmed, in particular, by his plane tickets. However, the authorities considered that he could still be in New York at that time.

The court also testified a woman who allegedly saw Fleming shoot her friend. As a result, the jury sentenced the man to life imprisonment. Fleming filed several appeals, but they were rejected each time.

In 2013, the defense asked the prosecutor's office to re-examine the case, arguing that it was receiving new important information. So, Fleming's lawyers managed to find a new witness who saw the real killer. In addition, the testimony of a woman testifying against Fleming, was withdrawn by the court, as it turned out that she was drug dependent and decided to stipulate a man in the hope of withdrawing suspicions from her in another case. After studying these facts, the court found the American innocent and released.

It was reported that initially Fleming wanted to receive from the authorities of the metropolis as moral compensation for the erroneous sentence of $ 162 million.