The former Japanese Iwao Hakamada, 89, the prisoner who has spent the most years in the death corridor, has received compensation 1.4 million dollarsreports AFP, quoting a judicial spokesman. This payment translates into 12,500 yen, that is, 83 dollars, for each day that has passed. In total, They have been more than four decades.
Hakamada was unjustly convicted in 1966 for a quadruple murder. However, in September 2024, the Shizuoka District Court determined that it was not guilty and that the police had manipulated the evidence. This was achieved after the tireless campaign carried out by his sister and other supports.
According to the court ruling, the man suffered “inhuman interrogations to force a statement (confession)”, which he then withdrew, justice added.
The final amount with which it will be compensated It is a world record For compensation of this type, according to local media.
However, those who have defended Hakamada have pointed out that money does not compensate for the pain he suffered. Thus, his defense has affirmed that the fact of having been detained for decades in which he has suffered a constant threat of execution has affected his mental health. Specifically, his lawyers have added that “lives in a fantasy world.”
Hakamada is the fifth prisoner in the death corridor to whom a new trial is allowed in the Japanese postwar period. The previous four cases were also exonerated.
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