Man wrongfully jailed seeks $2.4m

A man who was declared innocent after being in prison for eight years applied for State compensation of 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) at a court in Fujian province on Thursday.

"The wrong judgment has caused tremendous suffering to my brother and our whole family," Nian Jianlan, the elder sister of Nian Bin, told China Daily.

She said Nian Bin and his lawyer filed the application and the intermediate court in Fuzhou, Fujian province, accepted it.