89-летнему японцу Ивао Хакамате, который провел в тюрьме 47 лет, выплатят ¥217 млн ($1,4 млн, или ₽121,5 млн, по текущему курсу). В октябре 2024 года 88-летний японец был полностью оправдан за преступления, в которых его обвинили почти полвека назад, сообщает японское агентство Kyodo.
В январе 2025 года адвокаты подали иск в суд на компенсацию. Они указали, что за 47 лет заключения Хакамата понес моральные страдания и утратил возможность полноценно работать.
По японскому законодательству, человеку, несправедливо лишенному свободы, положено до ¥12,5 тыс. (около $82) за каждый день пребывания под стражей. В случае Хакаматы суд согласился с аргументами защиты и присудил максимально возможную сумму компенсации.
Man acquitted of 1966 murders gets over 200 mil. yen in compensation
Under Japan's Criminal Compensation Act, an acquitted person is entitled to receive up to 12,500 yen per day of detention. The court determines the compensation amount based on factors such as time spent in custody and potential future earnings.
Hakamata's lawyers have called for the maximum amount, citing the "immeasurable extent of damage he suffered mentally and physically, and also for being under the fear of death penalty."
"Lost wages are also high, given that he was detained from the age of 30, his most productive period," they said.
Hakamata, who was a live-in employee at a miso maker, was arrested in 1966 for allegedly killing the firm's senior managing director, his wife and two of their children. He was sentenced to death by the Shizuoka District Court in September 1968 and the ruling was finalized by the Supreme Court in December 1980.
The former professional boxer spent about 47 years and seven months behind bars. He was released in March 2014, after new evidence raised doubts about his conviction, leading to the start of the retrial.
In granting Hakamata's acquittal in September last year, the Shizuoka District Court ruled that investigators had fabricated evidence. Prosecutors chose not to appeal.
Hakamata was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
На фото Ивао Хакамада вместе с сестрой Хидеко
"Дело Хакаматы стало пятым случаем в послевоенной Японии, когда повторные судебные разбирательства привели к оправдательным приговорам после вынесения смертного приговора"
Hakamata's case marks the fifth time in postwar Japan that retrials have resulted in acquittals after the death penalty was given<...>//Man wins landmark acquittal in 1966 quadruple murder retrial in Japan, KYODO NEWS, Sep 27, 2024 - 07:04
