The retrial of the 88-year-old Iwao Hakamata, whose death sentence was finalized decades ago for a 1966 quadruple murder in central Japan, concluded Wednesday, with the ruling set to be handed down on Sept. 26.While prosecutors demanded the death penalty on the final day of the retrial at the Shizuoka District Court, Hakamata will likely be acquitted, as the retrial itself indicates substantial doubts about his guilt. According to the country's criminal procedure law, a retrial is granted if there is "clear evidence the accused is not guilty."Hideko, the 91-year-old sister of Hakamata, made…READ FULL ARTICLE
