LDP panel approves government proposal to revise retrial system ^67.8%

The Japan Times - By Kanako Takahara - 5/13/2026, 12:32 PM

Framing Effect 53.9% - In-Group Bias 53.9% - Biased Writer Voice 53.9%

A Liberal Democratic Party panel on Wednesday approved a government proposal to ban prosecutors “in principle” from appealing a retrial order, restricting a right of prosecutors that has been criticized for prolonging procedures for those who may have been wrongly convicted to clear their names. The approval paves the way for the... more