Posted on 03/28/2014 4:25:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Hideko Hakamada, sister of former boxer Iwao Hakamada who has been on death row in Japan for 48 years, holding a picture of her young brother Iwao during an interview outside the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo. (AFP) A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was Thursday granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, decades after doubts emerged about his guilt.
Shizuoka District Court decided to "start the retrial over the case" of Iwao Hakamada, 78, who was convicted for the grisly murder of his boss and the man's family, a court official said.
Delivering his ruling, presiding judge Hiroaki Murayama cited possible planting of evidence by investigators to win a conviction as they sought to bring closure to a crime that shocked the country.
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It’s happening more and more and more lately and it’s out of control. I really think our justice system has gone gaflooey.
Thanks for the mention.
I believe in law and order for everyone, so if that’s the case, then I believe in it for this guy just like anyone else.
The subtle problem with blaming the wrong guy is that it short-circuits the search for the real culprits.
I consider improprieties in the to be deserving of severe penalties.
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