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Kumamoto ordered to pay damages over wrongful conviction in 1985 murder case

japantimes.co.jp · 14dShare

The Kumamoto Prefectural Police investigation of the case was ruled unlawful as it was conducted with the aim of extracting a confession from the suspect who was acquitted in 2019.

First report: Gov't, prefecture ordered to pay family of man acquitted of 1985 murder — mainichi.jp, 15d