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Feb 2 • 12:22 UTC • 🇯🇵 Japan • Asahi Shimbun (JP)

Review of retrial system, legislative council draft finalized; lawyers oppose saying 'victims of wrongful convictions are being ignored'

Japan's Legislative Council finalized a draft proposing changes to the retrial system, which has raised concerns among lawyers who argue it overlooks the needs of wrongful conviction victims.

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