LONG STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
18 AUGUST 1966 Hakamada Iwao is
arrested for the murder of the managing director of a miso plant, and the man’s wife and two children
Hakamada as a young man
11 SEPTEMBER 1968 The court rejects
Hakamada’s defence and sentences him to death
DECEMBER 1966
During his trial at Shizuoka District Court Hakamada retracts his confession, saying it was made under duress
1976 1980
An appeal to the Supreme Court is rejected and the death penalty is upheld
The Tokyo Detention Centre where Hakamada was held on death row for 46 years
Hakamada’s appeal to the Tokyo High Court is rejected
Hakamada (front row, second from left) with his family
AUGUST 1994 2006 A psychiatrist reports
Hakamada’s deteriorating mental health
Thirteen years after applying for a retrial based on new evidence, Hakamada finally learns his application has been turned down
MARCH 2014 JUNE 2018 Prosecutors appeal
Iwao and Hideko at the Amnesty Japan office after his release from prison
against the retrial and the High Court overrules the Shizuoka District Court decision
2023
The High Court rules in support of the Supreme Court decision and
Hakamada’s retrial begins in October.
21 OCTOBER 2024
Shizuoka Prefectural Police Chief Takayoshi Tsuda visits Hakamada and his sister to apologise
WINTER 2024 AMNESTY 25 DECEMBER 2020
Hakamada’s lawyers appeal: Japan’s Supreme Court reverses the High Court decision and asks it to reconsider
26 SEPTEMBER 2024
Hakamada is finally acquitted, 58 years after he was first arrested
Hakamada’s supporters outside the Shizuoka District Court on the last day of his retrial
A retrial is granted by Shizuoka District Court and Hakamada is released from prison
Hakamada Iwao’s sister Hideko with letters he wrote from prison
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