💨 Abstract

Iwao Hakamada, a Japanese man, was released from death row after 46 years for a 1968 quadruple murder he did not commit. He was acquitted last year following DNA evidence proving planted evidence and allegations of inhumane interrogations. The government compensated him £1.1 million, the largest sum for a wrongful conviction in Japan.

Courtesy: metro.co.uk

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