Falsely imprisoned man learns to adjust to life in outside world

Lawyer Wang Wanqiong said that she was very surprised and moved to receive a WeChat message during the Lunar New Year from her client, Chen Man, who had been wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years.

"I didn't believe Chen, who had been imprisoned for such a long time, could use WeChat to send me Spring Festival wishes, as he has not been good at calling me with a smart phone since he was released," Wang said.

On Feb 1, the 53-year-old Chen, from Sichuan province, who was given a two-year suspended death sentence in 1994 for homicide and arson, was pronounced innocent in Haikou, Hainan province, because of insufficient evidence.