Shizuoka, Japan - Japanese prosecutors do not plan to appeal the recent acquittal in the retrial of a former professional boxer who was sentenced to death
Shizuoka, Japan – 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 Tuesday, paving the way for the ruling to be finalized.
The court also said his statements of confession made during questioning were “effectively fabricated,” as they were “forced by inflicting physical and mental pain,” calling his interrogation “inhumane.” Hakamata’s mental state deteriorated due to decades of incarceration, with signs of psychological strain manifesting from around 1980, when his death sentence was finalized. His 91-year-old sister had appeared in court hearings on behalf of her brother since the retrial began.
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