Japanese police apologise at grave of wrongfully accused man
Summary
Japanese police and prosecutors apologized at the grave of Shizuo Aishima, a businessman who was wrongly charged with illegal exports. Aishima passed away before the charges were dropped, and his family received compensation for the wrongful indictments. Although the police apologized, Aishima’s family felt the underlying issues were not fully addressed.Key Facts
- Japanese officials apologized at Shizuo Aishima's grave for wrongly accusing him of illegal exports.
- Aishima was arrested in March 2020 and died in February 2021 before clearing his name.
- The indictments were dropped five months after his death, in July 2021.
- A Tokyo court found the charges illegal and ordered compensation of 166 million yen.
- Aishima’s bail requests were denied eight times before he died.
- The apology by officials admitted serious human rights violations.
- Officials investigated the wrongful indictment, but families felt the investigation did not fully explain the error.
- The compensation ruling became final on June 11, with no appeal from authorities.
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