In the so-called "Hakamada Incident," former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada was allowed to retrial, meaning that the trial could be redone. I requested.
Iwao Hakamada, 87, was sentenced to death in 1966 for the murder of a family of four in what is now Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City. Approved by the Tokyo High Court.
Mr. Hakamada is a former professional boxer, and on the 15th, seven people, including members of the Japan Professional Boxing Association, who support Mr. Hakamada, visited the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office and submitted a request.
In the request letter, "I want you to settle the matter while 87-year-old Hakamada is still in good health. That is our earnest wish, which we love boxing and believe in innocence. We sincerely accept the decision of the High Court. , I request that the special appeal be abandoned."
Wataru Nitta, a former Toyo Pacific bantamweight champion who made the request, said, "I can make a special appeal legally, but I don't think it's logical. I want you to win true freedom while you're still healthy." I was.
Also, former super flyweight world champion Kakushi Iida said, "I want you to fight at the retrial, not a special appeal. I told the prosecutor, 'Let's fight free on the ring.'" .