Ex-death row inmate Hakamata files damages suit against Japan govt Ex-death row inmate Hakamata files damages suit against Japan govt
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2025
Iwao Hakamata, a former death row inmate who was acquitted in a retrial for the 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday, filed a damages lawsuit against the central and prefectural governments.