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Japan prosecutors won’t appeal acquittal in 1966 murders
Published on 08/10/2024
» Japanese prosecutors do not plan to appeal the recent acquittal in the retrial of a former professional boxer who was sentenced to death for a 1966 quadruple murder, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, paving the way for the ruling to be finalised.
World's longest-serving death row prisoner wins landmark acquittal in Japan
Published on 27/09/2024
» SHIZUOKA, Japan: A Japanese court acquitted on Thursday an 88-year-old former professional boxer in a high-profile retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder, saying investigators had fabricated evidence.