Iwao Hakamata acquitted after 56 years on Japan's death row

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What a story; found guilty in 1968, released in 2014 and acquitted in 2024.
This really highlights the horrors of the Japanese system and the compassion and philosophical
view of Iwao and his sister Hideko.

"We believe that everything that happened was our destiny," she said. "We will not complain about anything now."

Hideko Hakamata: One woman's fight to free her brother from Japan's death row

Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Bloody hell. That is terrible. My wife says it's only the tip of the iceberg.

 

[two sheds]

The trouble with it "was our destiny," she said. "We will not complain about anything now." is that it means nothing will change for other people.

 

[two sheds]

mind you after 56 years I'd likely be wanting to just enjoy the rest of my life