Released man says lay judges would not have acquitted him

Released man says lay judges would not have acquitted him

TOKYO, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, 62, who was freed from prison on June 4 after a DNA test highly likely proved his innocence and after spending 17 years and six months in jail, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at its headquarters in Tokyo on June 6.

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