Diet summons key figure in HIV scandal

Diet summons key figure in HIV scandal

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Takeshi Abe, former head of the Health and Welfare Ministry's AIDS study team and former vice president of Teikyo University, raises his hand to testify as unsworn witness at a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo in April 1996 over his connection with HIV infections through tainted blood products in the early 1980s. An expert on hemophilia treatment, Abe is regarded as the key figure who influenced a ministry decision to continue the use of unheated blood products in 1984.(Kyodo)

Top court rules stories on Abe's HIV role not defamatory

Top court rules stories on Abe's HIV role not defamatory

TOKYO, Japan - Journalist Yoshiko Sakurai speaks with a smile during a news conference in Tokyo on June 16 after the Supreme Court ruled that stories written by her about HIV caused by tainted blood products used to treat hemophilia were not defamatory of the late hemophilia expert Takeshi Abe, former vice president of Teikyo University.

Hemophilia expert Abe found innocent in HIV trial

Hemophilia expert Abe found innocent in HIV trial

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs filing HIV suits meet the press in Tokyo on March 28 after the Tokyo District Court acquitted Takeshi Abe, once Japan's top hemophilia expert, of professional negligence resulting in the death of one of his patients from AIDS in 1991. The court said there was little possibility Abe, former vice president of Teikyo University, could have foreseen the scale of the tragedy.

People line up to hear prosecutors' arguments in Abe case

People line up to hear prosecutors' arguments in Abe case

TOKYO, Japan - People line up outside the Tokyo District Court on July 26 for tickets to hear the prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of Takeshi Abe. A former top authority on hemophilia, Abe is at the center of a scandal involving the HIV infection of nearly 1,500 hemophiliacs by unheated blood-clotting agents.

Top court rules stories on Abe's HIV role not defamatory

Top court rules stories on Abe's HIV role not defamatory

TOKYO, Japan - Journalist Yoshiko Sakurai speaks with a smile during a news conference in Tokyo on June 16 after the Supreme Court ruled that stories written by her about HIV caused by tainted blood products used to treat hemophilia were not defamatory of the late hemophilia expert Takeshi Abe, former vice president of Teikyo University. (Kyodo)

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

The Petrin Lookout Tower shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day, on April 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

The Petrin Lookout Tower shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day, on April 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

The Petrin Lookout Tower shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day, on April 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day

The Petrin Lookout Tower shines red in support of World Hemophilia Day, on April 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Hemophilia expert Abe found innocent in HIV trial

Hemophilia expert Abe found innocent in HIV trial

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs filing HIV suits meet the press in Tokyo on March 28 after the Tokyo District Court acquitted Takeshi Abe, once Japan's top hemophilia expert, of professional negligence resulting in the death of one of his patients from AIDS in 1991. The court said there was little possibility Abe, former vice president of Teikyo University, could have foreseen the scale of the tragedy.

Abe found not guilty in HIV scandal

Abe found not guilty in HIV scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Abe, once Japan's top hemophilia expert, who was acquitted March 28 of professional negligence resulting in the death of one of his patients from AIDS in 1991. Abe, 84, former vice president of Teikyo University, was accused of allowing the use of unheated blood-clotting agents tainted with HIV, despite being aware of the danger the agents posed.

Prosecution demands 3-yr term for doctor in HIV scandal

Prosecution demands 3-yr term for doctor in HIV scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Abe, 84, a former top authority on hemophilia who is at the center of a scandal involving the infection of nearly 1,500 hemophiliacs with HIV who used unheated blood-clotting agents. Prosecutors on July 26 demanded that Abe receive a three-year prison sentence for his role in the mass infection. Abe has pleaded not guilty in the case.

People line up to hear prosecutors' arguments in Abe case

People line up to hear prosecutors' arguments in Abe case

TOKYO, Japan - People line up outside the Tokyo District Court on July 26 for tickets to hear the prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of Takeshi Abe. A former top authority on hemophilia, Abe is at the center of a scandal involving the HIV infection of nearly 1,500 hemophiliacs by unheated blood-clotting agents.