thejapantimes, 26 days ago to Japan

Iwao Hakamata, who in a rare example is being retried over a 1966 murder case, will be given a verdict on Sept. 26 that could see him finally acquitted more than five decades after he was sentenced to death. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/crime-legal/hakamata-retrial-ruling-date/ #japan #crimelegal #shizuoka #iwaohakamata #massmurder #falseconvictions #japanesecourts #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

The sister of a former professional boxer accused of a 1966 quadruple murder in central Japan said that her brother is innocent of the crime during the first hearing of his retrial. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/27/japan/crime-legal/hakamata-retrial-frist-hearing/?utm_content=buffer3d51c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #iwaohakamata #shizuoka #deathpenalty

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Shizuoka prosecutors said Monday they will argue in a retrial that convicted murderer Iwao Hakamata is guilty, meaning the expected hearing at the Shizuoka District Court will likely go on for some time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/10/national/crime-legal/hakamata-retrial-prosecutors-guilty/?utm_content=buffer8f24b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shizuoka #iwaohakamata #massmurder #falseconvictions #japanesecourts

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Prosecutors are preparing to argue for the conviction of former death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata at an upcoming retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder — despite the alleged unreliability of the main evidence used. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/08/national/crime-legal/iwao-hakamata-retrial-prosecutors-seek-conviction/?utm_content=buffer7721b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shizuoka #iwaohakamata #massmurder #falseconvictions #japanesecourts #japanesepolice