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FRANCE 24 speaks to sister of Japanese man acquitted after 46 years on death row

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An 88-year-old Japanese man who had fought to overturn a murder conviction for decades has finally been acquitted. Iwao Hakamata was arrested in 1966 and spent 46 years on death row. In a landmark retrial, a court declared him innocent in late September, and while rejecting the verdict, the prosecution this week announced it would not file an appeal. "I’m so happy, it's as if the past 58 years have just blown away," Hakamata's sister Hideko tells FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer, adding that she'll keep on fighting to save other victims of wrongful convictions and to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Plus, FRANCE 24's Charli James takes a closer look at what's behind Japan's staggering 99 percent conviction rate.

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FRANCE 24 speaks to sister of Japanese man acquitted after 46 years on death row

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An 88-year-old Japanese man who had fought to overturn a murder conviction for decades has finally been acquitted. Iwao Hakamata was arrested in 1966 and spent 46 years on death row. In a landmark retrial, a court declared him innocent in late September, and while rejecting the verdict, the prosecution this week announced it would not file an appeal. "I’m so happy, it's as if the past 58 years have just blown away," Hakamata's sister Hideko tells FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer, adding that she'll keep on fighting to save other victims of wrongful convictions and to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Plus, FRANCE 24's Charli James takes a closer look at what's behind Japan's staggering 99 percent conviction rate.

… continue reading

51 episoder

#France Médias Monde #News #Video #FRANCE 24

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