Wrongly jailed Nepali

Wrongly jailed Nepali

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali speaks during an interview at his home in Kathmandu on April 29, 2013. The Nepali man who was imprisoned in Japan for 15 years for a murder he did not commit said he is considering filing a suit for damages against the Japanese government for wrongful imprisonment and mistreatment.

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