58 Years of Injustice: 88-Year-Old Ex-Boxer Finally Clears His Name After Decades Behind Bars
- [서울=뉴시스] Reporter Yoo Se-jin = Iwao Hakamada, 88, who was identified as the culprit who murdered four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966 and was...
- The retrial of Hakamada began in October last year, and after 15 trials, he was confirmed not guilty on this day.
- Shizuoka District Court Judge Kunii Hanshi, who found him not guilty, said, “The evidence was fabricated,” and added, “I feel sorry for Hakamada, who had to live in...
[하마마쓰(일본)=AP/뉴시스]Iwao Hakamada, an 88-year-old former boxer who was identified as the culprit of the murder of four members of a family that occurred in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1966, was sentenced to death and served 58 years in prison, was retried at the Shizuoka District Court on the 26th. Taking a walk in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, after being found not guilty and released. 2024,09.26.
[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Yoo Se-jin = Iwao Hakamada, 88, who was identified as the culprit who murdered four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966 and was sentenced to death and served 58 years in prison, was found not guilty in a retrial on the 26th. NHK reported that he was released.
The retrial of Hakamada began in October last year, and after 15 trials, he was confirmed not guilty on this day.
Shizuoka District Court Judge Kunii Hanshi, who found him not guilty, said, “The evidence was fabricated,” and added, “I feel sorry for Hakamada, who had to live in wrongful incarceration for so long.”
He also added, “Hakamada’s confession to the crime cannot be recognized as the criminal because there are doubts about its truthfulness because he was forced into an inhumane investigation.”
He apologized to Hakamada’s older sister, Hideko, who had requested a retrial after the ruling, saying, “As a court, we are truly sorry that it took so long.”
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