Chief prosecutor apologizes to wrongfully imprisoned man

Chief prosecutor apologizes to wrongfully imprisoned man

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (R), who had been jailed for about 17 years until recently over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test effectively proved his innocence, speaks to reporters in Utsunomiya on Oct. 5, 2009, after he received an apology from Hideo Makuta, the top prosecutor at the Utsunomiya District Public Prosecutors Office.

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