Japan acquits longest-serving death row inmate 56 years after murder conviction
Japan acquits longest-serving death row inmate 56 years after murder conviction
A court in Japan has acquitted 88-year-old former boxer Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, ending a protracted legal saga that has gripped the country and sparked scrutiny of its justice system.
A court in Japan has acquitted 88-year-old former boxer Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, ending a protracted legal saga that has gripped the country and sparked scrutiny of its justice system.