US EditionJapan Police Apologise for Death of Innocent Man After Long Detention
Tokyo officials admitted investigative failures that led to wrongful arrests and illegal detentions, with a court ordering 166 million yen in damages for the affected businessman.
- Japanese authorities apologised at the grave of Shizuo Aishima, a businessman who died after being wrongfully charged with illegally exporting industrial machines.
- Aishima and others were arrested in 2020 for allegedly exporting spray dryers that could be used to produce biological agents, but charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence.
- Aishima's family sued and won 166 million yen in compensation, as the court ruled the indictments were illegal and denied him medical treatment by rejecting his bail requests.
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Accused of the illegal export of industrial machines, Shizuo Aishima died in prison, before he proved innocent, writes BBC. Through his death attempt, the authorities wanted to fix this error. More...
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