Japan prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders

Japan prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders

Hideo Yamada, chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office, bows in apology to Iwao Hakamata (2nd from R) and his sister Hideko (far R) during a visit to their home in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2024. Iwao Hakamata, 88, was acquitted in a retrial in September over a 1966 quadruple murder case, after spending more than four decades on death row. (Pool photo)

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