The world’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan mulls suing the government
A lawyer for the world’s longest-serving death row inmate — who was acquitted in a retrial last week of a 1966 quadruple ...
Former boxer who served world's longest sentence on death row speaks out after murder acquittal: "Finally I have won"
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner thanked his supporters for helping him achieve "complete victory" after a Japanese court last week overturned his decades-old murder conviction.
Japanese court acquits man who sat on death row for 45 years
The Shizuoka district court acquitted 88-year-old Iwao Hakamada on Thursday, clearing him of all charges in a retrial of the ...
Japan court acquits a former boxer, the longest-serving death row inmate, in a 1966 murder retrial
A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, ...
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World's longest-serving death row prisoner found innocent after 46 years of conviction in Japan
A murder saga which gripped Japan's public and bought scrutiny on the legal system, which allows for capital punishment.
Longest-serving death row prisoner hails acquittal ‘victory’ in Japan
He was declared innocent of the quadruple murder that he spent 46 years on death row for. Read more at straitstimes.com.
He’s the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. A court ruling may soon clear his name
A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row more than five decades ago.
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Exonerated After 48 Years: Japan’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Sues Government
Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, was acquitted in Japan after 48 years in prison for a 1966 quadruple murder he did not commit. His defense team plans to sue the government ...
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World’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan mulls suing government
A lawyer for the world’s longest-serving death row inmate — who was acquitted in a Japan ese retrial last week of a 1966 ...
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Longest-serving death row prisoner hails acquittal 'victory'
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner thanked his supporters for helping him achieve "complete victory" after a ...
Japan court acquits a former boxer, the longest-serving death row inmate, in a 1966 murder retrial | AP Explains
Iwao Hakamada’s acquittal by the Shizuoka District Court makes him the fifth death-row convict to be found not guilty in a ...
World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan
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 ...