Japan says sorry to wrongly-jailed Nepal man
- Published: 9 Nov 2012 at 22.47
- Online news: Asia
Japan on Friday offered a public apology to a Nepalese man who spent 15 years in jail for a murder he did not commit.
Japan has offered a public apology to Govinda Prasad Mainali, seen here in June 2012, who spent 15 years in jail for a murder he did not commit.
Justice Minister Makoto Taki told a press conference he was sorry that Govinda Prasad Mainali had spent so long in prison for the 1997 murder of a businesswoman-turned prostitute in Tokyo.
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