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Japan frees world's longest-held death row inmate

Tokyo: The world's longest-serving death row inmate was freed Thursday by a Japanese court that found investigators had likely fabricated evidence in the murder case that put the former pro boxer behind bars for nearly

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 27, 2014 18:56 IST


“The Japanese authorities should be ashamed of the barbaric treatment Hakamada has received.”

Nonetheless, Hideko Hakamada, 81, who devoted more than half of her life to the legal battle on her brother's behalf, said she was happy he is finally free.

“I just want to praise him for enduring all these years,” she said, trying to hold back tears and a smile at the same time.

“Forty-seven years is an awfully long time.”
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