Le plus vieux condamné à mort du monde attend la révision de son procès

Death row inmate Iwao Hakamada (L), flanked by his sister Hideko, is released from Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo March 27, 2014. A Japanese court on Thursday ordered the release and a retrial of the ageing prisoner, accused of murder, who served on death row for over 30 years, amid doubts about the evidence used to convict him. Hakamada, 78 and in declining health, was accused in 1966 of killing four people, including two children, and burning down their house in a case that soon became a cause celebre. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. YES

Un enfer pendant 40 ans

Iwao Hakamada est un Japonais condamné à mort pour meurtre. Il est devenu une figure emblématique de la lutte contre la peine de mort et sa condamnation a été critiquée par les organisations internationales de défense des droits de l’homme. Hakamada est un ancien boxeur qui travaillait dans une usine de miso.

Quand, en 1966, le chef de Hakamada, sa femme et leurs deux enfants ont été retrouvés poignardés dans leur maison, ensuite incendiée, à Shizuoka, dans le centre du Japon, Hakamada a été le principal suspect.

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