Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters Takayoshi Tsuda (far right) responding to an interview with the press = Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters on the morning of the 9th
On the 9th, the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office took steps to waive the right to appeal against the Shizuoka District Court‘s decision to acquit Iwao Hakamada (88) of the 1966 murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture, found not guilty. Mr. Hakamada’s fight against false accusations for more than half a century has come to an end, and he has been released from death row.
Takayoshi Tsuda, head of the Shizuoka Prefectural Police, responded to a press interview in the morning of the same day and said, “I am sorry that Mr. Hakamada has been in an unstable legal position for a long time,” and said, “I am sorry that Mr. Hakamada has been in an unstable legal position for a long time.” Regarding the apology, he said, “I want to tell you this, but I want to think about it after consulting with you.” to the fact that the case is not solved, he said, “In the end, the culprit is unknown.
Prosecutor General Naomi Unemoto announced on the 8th that she would not appeal. Although he expressed strong dissatisfaction with the ruling’s conclusion that the investigating agency had fabricated evidence, he also said it was inappropriate for Hakamada to continue in his unstable legal position after appealing. The Office of the Supreme Public Prosecutors intends to examine the fact that the procedure of the retrial requests took a long time.
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