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Death row inmate becomes cause celebre

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Torture. Disposed of evidence. Fabricated evidence. Dissenting judges. Denial of retrail, despite the exposure of the aforementioned.... now where were those "checks and balances"?

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Hakamada, now 72, has spent decades alone in a cell. His family says his mind has sharply deteriorated, and he frequently makes no sense when he speaks.

Case closed.

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The case gets international exposure. Japan gets embarrassed. Something will finally get done.

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Nothing will get done. People wrongly accused of crimes and sentenced to prison and death are a dime a dozen. That's just the way it is.

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Something will get done about this case, rjd.

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