Andrew Malkinson says he's broke, living in a tent and wants a statutory inquiry into his wrongful rape conviction

A man who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he didn't commit says an inquiry into how he was wrongfully convicted must be made statutory. Andrew Malkinson, 57, says he is now living in a tent in a campsite in Spain and expects to have to wait years for compensation.

He was 37 when he was found guilty - on February 10, 2004 - by a 10-2 majority of carrying out a violent sex attack on a woman by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford. He was convicted despite no DNA evidence.

In July, the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction after forensic testing linked another man to the crime. The new suspect remains on bail, under investigation.

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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk ordered an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of the case after Mr Malkinson's conviction was quashed. Now, Mr Malkinson says he thought it was a mistake not to compel witnesses, by law, to testify and disclose documents, The Guardian reports. The inquiry's chair is expected to be named soon.

In August Mr Chalk said: "Andrew Malkinson suffered an atrocious miscarriage of justice and he deserves thorough and honest answers as to how and why it took so long to uncover. The core function of our justice system is to convict the guilty and ensure the innocent walk free. Yet a man spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit while a rapist remained on the loose.

"It is essential that lessons are learned in full." Mr Malkinson said: "I want to know all the details of exactly how and why [this] happened. I can't rest until I know.