Ten years ago, a man was charged with stealing cash in Izumiotsu City, Osaka, and was acquitted in a trial. I finally admitted that and apologized.
The police commented, "We will give thorough guidance to proper investigations."
In 2012, at a convenience store in Izumiotsu City, Osaka, a nearby 21-year-old man was arrested by the Osaka Prefectural Police for stealing 10,000 yen in cash and charged with theft, but the court acquitted him. It has been confirmed.
On the 4th, the Osaka Prefectural Police finally admitted and announced that the man had been mistakenly arrested, saying that another person was suspected of being involved in the case in a subsequent investigation.
The man was detained for about 10 months at that time, so on the 4th, he explained the circumstances at the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters and apologized for the first time.
This case has already been prescription three years ago.
Regarding the investigation at that time, the Osaka Prefectural Police said that although multiple fingerprints were collected from the scene, the problem was that they did not scrutinize all of them and emphasized some of them.
Yoshiji Atsuta, chief of the Criminal Affairs Division of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, commented, "We will give thorough and appropriate guidance on investigations so that this kind of thing will never happen again."
A man who was mistakenly arrested "it was long for 10 years"
Yusuke Doi (31) from Izumiotsu City, Osaka, who was mistakenly arrested, responded to NHK's interview.
Mr. Doi consistently complained of innocence after being accidentally arrested, but he was still charged and detained for about 300 days.
According to Mr. Doi, on the morning of the 4th, at the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Chuo-ku, Osaka, he was apologized for the first time after receiving an explanation from the Osaka Prefectural Police Department and the executives of the Osaka Prefectural Police Department Kishiwada Branch that he was arrested.
Mr. Doi said, "When I was informed that the true criminal was found, I couldn't stop crying because of the feeling of openness and joy. It's been a long time for 10 years. It feels like I've gone through a long tunnel. "
He was active in music, just before his major debut at the time, but he is said to have lost his dream.
Regarding the apology on the 4th, "I felt that a great person came out and was formally apologized. The police officer who investigated and the prosecutor who indicted should apologize directly, otherwise it can not be said to be an apology. I think. "
After that, he appealed to prevent recurrence, saying, "I want you to ask yourself the strength of state power and the magnitude of responsibility."