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An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that evidence used against him was fabricated.

Iwao Hakamada, who was on death row for almost half a century, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, the man’s wife and their two teenage children.

He was recently granted a retrial amid suspicions that investigators may have planted evidence that led to his conviction for quadruple murder.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Uh huh. Did you read the part where they don't have a presumption of innocence, like any actual justice system? Where you don't have the right to the presence of a lawyer during interrogation, which can happen over 23 days at a time? Where they can do that multiple times?

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/25/japan-hostage-justice-system-violates-rights