Nigerian man seeking retrial in 2001 robbery presented with "new evidence"

KOBE - Lawyers for a Nigerian man seeking a retrial over a 2001 post office robbery in western Japan said Thursday prosecutors have disclosed what they described as "new evidence" -- a photograph that the defense argues undermines a key piece of evidence supporting his conviction.

The photograph shows a storehouse where stolen cash was found after the 2001 robbery in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. According to the defense, the photograph, disclosed by prosecutors in February, shows no padlock or other external lock.