
Japan court orders retrial for 87-year-old boxer who has been on death row for half a century
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A former Japanese boxer on death row was given a retrial due to a possibility that key evidence was fabricated. The man also said he was forced to confess due to violent interrogation.
Hakamada was out of prison since 2014, but still not cleared of charges, when the Shizuoka District Court in central Japan suspended his execution and ordered a retrial and his release. That ruling was overturned by the Tokyo High Court until the Supreme Court in 2020 ordered the court to reconsider.
His defense lawyers rushed out of the courtroom and flashed banners saying "Retrial."
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