Prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal in the retrial of a Japanese man over a 1966 quadruple murder case, their top official said Tuesday, bringing an end to his family's struggle against an unjust conviction that kept him on death row for nearly half a century.In a statement announcing the decision regarding 88-year-old Iwao Hakamata, in line with the Shizuoka District Court ruling, Prosecutor General Naomi Unemoto apologized for keeping him "in an unstable legal status for a considerably long time."The local public prosecutors' office said it would "swiftly start procedures" to…READ FULL ARTICLE
