Spain must pay €2.5m to man who spent 15 years in jail for rapes he did not commit

submitted by CAVOK to europe 45 points | 6 comments https://www.reuters.com/world/spain-must-pay-25m-man-who-spent-15-years-jail-rapes-he-did-not-commit-2026-06-20/ MADRID, June 20 (Reuters) - A Moroccan man who spent 15 years in prison for rapes he did not commit and ​who said the Spanish justice system had ruined his ‌life is to be awarded 2.5 million euros ($2.87 million) in compensation, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled.