Tokyo, July 7, 2025 (AFP) - Pressed to confess: Japan accused of 'hostage justice'

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2025-07-07

Yo Amano says he is unravelling in a cell where he has been confined alone almost 24 hours a day for over six years, despite not having been convicted of the fraud charges against him. In Japan's harsh criminal justice system, critics say innocence is not presumed and coerced confessions help drive the 99 percent conviction rate. "From the moment I was arrested, I've been treated like I'm a prisoner," Amano, 36, told AFP through a glass screen at......

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