Acquitted man lodges damages suit

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Sakurai, one of two men acquitted in a 1967 robbery and murder case, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2012, after lodging a suit seeking 190 million yen in damages over allegedly illegal acts by law enforcement authorities that led to false accusations against him.

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