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- Former professional boxer Iwao Hakamata has been found not guilty over a 1966 quadruple murder case, a Shizuoka court ruled on Thursday — a long-awaited retrial verdict for the defendant and his supporters, who have fought to prove his innocence since he was first arrested for the crime.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/26/japan/crime-legal/hakamata-retrial-ruling/In rare retrial, Shizuoka court rules ex-boxer not guilty of ...
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4 days ago · During the retrial, Hakamata’s lawyers argued that new information proved his innocence, while prosecutors claimed there was enough evidence to confirm he should be hanged for the crime ...
2 days ago · Hakamata, who has always insisted on his innocence, spent over half his life on death row. New evidence led to his release a decade ago. In 2014, a DNA test on the blood found on the trousers did not match Hakamata or the victims, prompting the Shizuoka District Court to order a retrial. Due to his age and fragile mental health, Hakamata was ...
2 days ago · After decades of imprisonment, Hakamata's mental health has declined and he's "living in his own world," said Hideko, who has long campaigned for his innocence. Hakamata seldom speaks and shows no ...
3 days ago · During the retrial, Hakamata's lawyers argued new information proved his innocence, while prosecutors claimed there was enough evidence to confirm he should be hanged for the crime.
Hakamata, who has maintained his innocence ever since, would go on to spend more than half his life waiting to be hanged before new evidence led to his release a decade ago.
3 days ago · DNA evidence revealed his innocence, leading to his release in 2014. His case has exposed significant flaws in Japan's legal system and sparked debates over its reliance on confessions and use of ...
3 days ago · Iwao Hakamata, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, has maintained his innocence for decades. ... who have fought to prove his innocence since he was first arrested for the crime ...
