Japan's Iwao Hakamata Found Not Guilty for 1966 Shizuoka Murders, Robbery; Judge Alludes to Fabrication of Evidence (UPDATE 2)

The Yomiuri Shimbun
19:44 JST,
September 26, 2024
The Shizuoka District Court found Iwao Hakamata not guilty in his retrial on Thursday, reversing a previously finalized death penalty for the 1966 robbery and murder of four people in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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