Man acquitted of 1966 murders seeks 600 mil. yen damages from authorities

A Japanese man who was acquitted last year in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking around 600 million yen ($3.9 million) in damages from the state and local authorities, his lawyers said.The amount claimed by 89-year-old Iwao Hakamata, who spent nearly half a century on death row, is the largest for a state compensation lawsuit involving a retrial that resulted in an acquittal, according to the lawyers.In the lawsuit filed with the Shizuoka District Court, his lawyers aim to examine how his wrongful conviction occurred and assign responsibility for it…READ FULL ARTICLE