Japan man granted retrial after 46 years on death row

Hideko Hakamada has been campaigning on behalf of her brother for decades A man who has been on death row for more than four decades has been granted a retrial by a Japanese court. Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death in 1968 for killing his boss, the man's wife and their two children. Hakamada, now 78, confessed after 20 days of interrogation during which he says he was beaten. He later retracted

[toratorarabiluna273momomtan]

「Japan's justice system relies largely on confessions from suspects. Rights groups have cited long hours of interrogation, lack of access to lawyers and physical mistreatment as reasons why suspects end up confessing to crimes they did not commit.」

[kimurasatoru]

Podcastでも扱ってたよ。 / BBC News - Japan man granted retrial after 46 years on death row

[keloinwell]

袴田事件のBBC報道。警察の問題点も→"Japan's justice system relies largely on confessions from suspects. Rights groups have cited long hours of interrogation, lack of access to lawyers and physical mistreatment as reasons why suspects end up confessing to crimes they did not commit. "

[nakakzs]

BBC記事。日本の報道だと遠慮しがちな捜査機関での問題点を厳しく糾弾している感じ。

[kazutox]

袴田氏についてのBBC記事

[sunamandala]

袴田事件、BBCのトップにも出てる。

[kousyou]

袴田事件再審、BBCでトップニュースになってる。"Japan's justice system relies largely on confessions from suspects. "「日本の司法制度は容疑者の自白に大きく依存している」と。