Fukui retrial acquittal During the retrial process, five prosecutors recognized evidence that was decisive for acquittal

Regarding the acquittal of a 61-year-old man in a retrial for the murder of a female junior high school student in Fukui City 40 years ago, the public prosecutor's office announced the results of an investigation stating that at least five prosecutors were aware of the investigation report that was the deciding factor in his acquittal during the process in which the man requested a retrial.