In Japan, a man wrongfully sentenced to death row received a record compensation.

A Japanese district court in Shizuoka prefecture annulled the order for compensation of 217 million yen (approximately $1.44 million) to 89-year-old Iwao Hakamada. The man had been imprisoned for over 47 years but was later exonerated of murder charges. This compensation has become the largest in Japanese history, reports The Mainichi.

In 1966, Iwao Hakamada was accused of murdering four people. Initially, he was sentenced to death, but later the court found that there were conspiracies and fabricated evidence against him. Hakamada's defense intends to file lawsuits against the prefecture and the national government.

After 40 years of waiting for the death penalty, Hakamada was found innocent in the mass murder case. In 2018, the court overturned his acquittal, but due to old age, decided not to keep him in prison. During the trial, it was established that several pieces of evidence were fabricated, including Hakamada's 'confession' and clothing items that were claimed to be found at the crime scene. Lawyers urged prosecutors not to appeal the decision due to Hakamada's age.

Iwao Hakamada was previously a professional boxer. He had 29 fights from 1959 to 1961, winning 16 and losing 11, with two bouts ending in a draw.