Former death row inmate Hakamada’s acquittal final; Japanese prosecutors abandon right to appeal


- Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun file

TOKYO: Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamada’s (pic) acquittal over the murder of four people in 1966 was finalised Wednesday (Oct 9) as the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office abandoned their right to appeal the district court’s ruling.

The prosecutors said Tuesday they would not appeal and had until Thursday to do so.

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