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Ex-Death Row Inmate's Sister Slams Japan's Retrial Review Plan

Summary by The Japan Times
Iwao Hakamata's elder sister called for public prosecutors to be barred from appealing court decisions granting retrials and for full disclosures of evidence.

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Ex-death row inmate's sister slams Japan's retrial review plan

Iwao Hakamata's elder sister called for public prosecutors to be barred from appealing court decisions granting retrials and for full disclosures of evidence.

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Sister of Iwao Hakamada: "Think of It From a Human Perspective" - Calls for Review of Retrial and Prohibition of Appeal by the Prosecution: Asahi Shimbun

Amid ongoing discussions within the Liberal Democratic Party regarding a government bill to revise the "retrial" system for criminal trials, an event calling for legal reform to save innocent people was held in Shibuya, Tokyo, on the 18th. The event addressed the prohibition of prosecutors' appeals against decisions to grant retrials…

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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