Published 09/26/2024 6:46:44 a.m.

World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted

A Japanese court found Iwao Hakamada not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing his previous conviction as the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
Hakamada, now 88, had been released in 2014 to await retrial amid doubts about evidence used against him.
Presiding Judge Koshi Kunii stated that evidence against Hakamada was fabricated, clearing him of all charges.

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BBC News

Iwao Hakamada: World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan

After almost half a century on death row Iwao Hakamada, 88, is acquitted of murder in Japan.

09/26/2024 5:49:13 a.m.·United Kingdom

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News18 India

World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Acquitted In Japan

Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, is acquitted by a Japanese court after decades of legal battles and evidence concerns

09/26/2024 6:57:10 a.m.·India

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The Hindu

Japanese court acquits former boxer Iwao Hakamada in 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row

Iwao Hakamada's acquittal by the Shizuoka District Court makes him the fifth death-row convict to be found not guilty in a retrial in postwar Japanese criminal justice.

09/26/2024 6:06:42 a.m.·India

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The Independent

Japanese man acquitted after 46 years on death row for quadruple murder

Longest-serving death row prisoner in Japan found not guilty by court

09/26/2024 6:16:05 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

He's the world's longest-serving death row inmate. A court ruling may soon clear his name

A Japanese court on Thursday is set to hand down its verdict in the retrial of 88-year-old Hakamata, who was sentenced to death in 1968 for murdering a family in a marathon legal saga that's brought global scrutiny to Japan's criminal justice system and fuelled calls to abolish the death penalty in the country.

09/25/2024 11:16:56 p.m.·Canada

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CBC News

Japanese man on death row for more than 45 years is acquitted in retrial

A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old man was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier decision that made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

09/26/2024 11:11:27 a.m.·Canada

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