Japan prosecutor bows in apology to former death row inmate
The octogenarian spent 46 years on death row for a quadruple murder in 1966 but a court acquitted him in September, ruling that evidence had been fabricated. Last month the local police chief came to Hakamada's home to say he was sorry and on Wednesday it was the turn of regional chief prosecutor Hideo Yamada. "We feel terribly remorseful that Mr Iwao Hakamada was put into legally unstable conditions for a significantly long period of time, forcing you and (your sister) Hideko to face hard times... Читать дальше...