1970 JAL hijacker freed from prison due to illness

1970 JAL hijacker freed from prison due to illness

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Tanaka, 58, who is serving a 12-year prison term for taking part in the hijacking of Japan Airlines flight in 1970, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 15 to enter a hospital in Chiba Prefecture after being released from the Osaka prison hospital. The Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office is believed to have decided to suspend the sentence on Tanaka apparently finding his illness too serious to be treated in prison. (Kyodo)

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