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Retrial ordered for 87-year-old ex-boxer on Japan death row
Retrial ordered for 87-year-old ex-boxer on Japan death row,TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s high court on Monday ordered a retrial for an 87-year-old former boxer who has been on death row for more than five decades after his murder conviction that his lawyers said was based on forced confession and fabricated evidence.

Retrial ordered for 87-year-old ex-boxer on Japan death row

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s high court on Monday ordered a retrial for an 87-year-old former boxer who has been on death row for more than five decades after his murder conviction that his lawyers said was based on forced confession and fabricated evidence.