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Prosecutors Won't Appeal Japan Man's Acquittal Over 1966 Murders; Former Death Row Prisoner Iwao Hakamata Free of Charges

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:23 JST, October 8, 2024

Prosecutors on Tuesday said they would not appeal the Shizuoka District Court ruling acquitting Iwao Hakamata over a 1966 murder and robbery.

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