OSAKA, Apr 04 (News On Japan) –
Keiko Aoki, a girl who was acquitted in a retrial after initially being convicted of arson and homicide, has publicly voiced her indignation following the Supreme Court’s refusal to acknowledge the state’s legal responsibility in her wrongful conviction.
In 1995, Aoki was accused of setting hearth to her residence in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, ensuing within the demise of her 11-year-old daughter. She was discovered responsible and served time in jail. However, her conviction was overturned in 2016, resulting in an acquittal in a retrial.
Aoki sought compensation from each Osaka Prefecture and the state, arguing that the police investigation and the prosecution’s prices have been unlawful. Although each the district and appellate courts acknowledged the illegality of the police interrogation, thus holding Osaka Prefecture accountable, they didn’t discover the prosecution’s actions to be illegal, absolving the state of any duty. The Supreme Court has now rejected Aoki’s attraction, upholding the decrease courts’ selections.
Aoki expressed her frustration, stating, “The prosecution just proceeds with charges based on what the police have investigated, as if it’s part of an assembly line process. Can the prosecutor’s office, which plays such a pivotal role in determining a person’s life, afford to be so careless with its charges? Unless this is corrected, wrongful convictions will not cease.”
Source: MBS