Acquitted gov't official

Acquitted gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki, who was acquitted of a postal abuse charge, takes part in an advisory panel meeting to reform Japan's judicial system on Jan. 27, 2011, at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo. Muraki, who was wrongly charged by the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, urged the government to make the investigative process fully transparent. (Kyodo)

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