In the discussion of retrial = redoing the trial, which Mr. Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced to death in the so-called "Hakamada Incident", submitted a report of his own experiment to the Tokyo High Court, clothing was miso for more than a year. It was unlikely that the redness of the blood stains would remain when soaked in water, and he reiterated that the evidence was forged.
Iwao Hakamada (85) was sentenced to death in 1966 when four members of his family were killed in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, but he has filed a retrial for innocence.
At a hearing held at the Tokyo High Court, the color of blood stains on clothing that was found in the miso tank about a year after the incident may remain red even if it is soaked in miso. There is a dispute over whether there is.
On the 21st, a private discussion was held between the court, the defense, and the prosecution, and the defense submitted a report of the experiment in which a cloth soaked in blood was soaked in miso.
According to the report, "As a result of the experiment, even if you soak it in pale white miso, the blood stains will turn black after 4 weeks. It is unlikely that redness will remain after about a year," the defense said. It claims to have been forged.
According to the lawyers, the prosecution will submit a counter-argument in July, and the presiding judge said, "I fully understand that Mr. Hakata is old, so I would like to proceed as soon as possible." ..