Acquitted defendants win damages suit

Acquitted defendants win damages suit

Plaintiffs seeking damages from the state and the Kagoshima prefectural government over illegal investigations into alleged electoral fraud head to the Kagoshima District Court in the southern Japan city of Kagoshima on May 15, 2015. The court ruled in favor of them, acknowledging that investigative authorities engaged in illegal probes. The plaintiffs have already been acquitted of election fraud charges in criminal courts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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