Maekawa, acquitted after trial, evaluates the retrial system reform in the Japanese House of Councillors
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- Maekawa was found innocent and released in the 1986 Fukui murder case.
- The House of Councillors Legislative Committee is discussing a bill that will change the retrial system.
- The prosecution report confirmed that the error was known by at least six prosecutors.
- The older sister of the student who lost her life in the incident also attended the committee session.
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The Legislative Council of the House of Councillors of Japan heard 61-year-old Shoji Maekawa, who was acquitted in a retrial regarding the 1986 Fukui junior high school student murder case, as a witness. The committee is deliberating a bill to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, which envisions changes to the country's retrial system.
Hiroko Ohashi, the older sister of the female student who lost her life in the incident, also attended the session. It was revealed that the witness testimony that secured Maekawa's retrial and subsequent acquittal was flawed, and this situation ignited the debates.
A research report published by the Nagoya High Public Prosecutors Office on 10 May revealed that the said flawed witness testimony had been known by at least six prosecutors since the court of first instance. This situation made the claims of the Japanese prosecution seriously questionable and strengthened calls for judicial reform.
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- What was the incident that caused Shoji Maekawa to be retried and acquitted?
- Maekawa was involved in the murder of a junior high school student in Fukui in 1986 and was unjustly convicted as a result of a witness's flawed testimony.
- What information was revealed in the report published by the Nagoya High Public Prosecutors Office?
- The report revealed that the fact that the witness testimony securing Maekawa's acquittal was flawed had been known by at least six prosecutors since the court of first instance.
- What is being discussed in the House of Councillors Legislative Committee?
- The committee is discussing a bill to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, which reorganizes the retrial system in Japan.