Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Fritz Schiesser , as the representative for Glarus in the Swiss parliament , called for Anna GÃ ldi 's exoneration , which was granted on August 27 , 2008 on the grounds that she had been subjected to an `` illegal trial '' .
Simplified: Fritz Schiesser , as representative for Glarus in the Swiss parliament , called for Anna GÃ ldin 's exoneration .