- On January 22, 1999, the Japanese criminal authorities revealed their revulsion of decency and human rights at the Osaka High Court. District prosecutors presented arguments against one Etsuko Yamada ( a former day care worker, aged 47) for murder, a crime which she has been tried and found innocent twice over the last twenty four years
The second appeal trial before the Osaka High Court closes hearings with five sessions taking only two months.
- The not-guilty decision was made by the Osaka High Court on September 29, 1999 for Yamada.
- The decisions are scheduled to be given on October 22 for Araki and October 29 for Tada. Acquittal decisions are also expected to be given Araki and Tada. We contend that the Prosecutors do no longer file any appeal against the decisions for their innocence.
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