The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) held a press conference in response to the Osaka High Court's decision to allow a retrial of a robbery-murder case that occurred in Hino Town, Shiga Prefecture 39 years ago. Taking this opportunity, he appealed that the law on retrial procedures should be revised immediately.
At a press conference, lawyer Yumi Kamoshida, deputy director of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations Retrial Law Revision Realization Headquarters, said, "I'm pleased with the decision to start a retrial, but it took four years and seven months from the district court's decision. However, the prosecutor's office does not allow the trial to be repeated after filing an appeal. We want to verify why false charges occur and why the prosecutor's office does not disclose evidence, and increase the momentum for legal reform." rice field.
The law on retrial procedures has never been revised for more than 70 years, and the JFBA says that requests for retrials are protracted and hinder the relief of victims of false charges, and that provisions such as the disclosure of evidence and the filing of appeals by the prosecution have been enacted. I think it should be amended.
Chairman Motoharu Kobayashi said, ``This decision made me reaffirm the importance of disclosure of evidence. It is a big mistake that the legal system is inadequate," he said, emphasizing the need for legal reform.