Police interrogations should be recorded, says victim of false case

Saturday 22nd November, 11:24 PM JST

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JeffLee at 07:54 AM JST - 23rd November

‘‘But such a method is nonscientific, and does not contribute to seeking the truth.’’

It's outrageous that an approach to criminal justice exists in a developed country that's supposedly an democracy.
TokyoGas at 08:07 AM JST - 23rd November

Some legal experts, however, remain cautious about its introduction, citing concerns that public understanding of the principle of presumed innocence has not yet matured and that rough verdicts could be given in short-term trials.

= Once you are in the system you are as good as guilty.
borscht at 11:39 AM JST - 23rd November

The police officer in question was convicted.

Of?
ptolemy at 01:28 PM JST - 23rd November

‘‘In Japan, investigators tend to seek truth not from material evidence but from confessions, and they try to force a suspect to make a statement in accordance with their pre-established story, as seen in the Shibushi Incident,’’ Fuchino said. ‘‘But such a method is nonscientific, and does not contribute to seeking the truth.’’

So Asst. Prof. Fuchino has exposed the fact that the legal system is corrupt, and that you are presumed guilty until proven innocent. I thought of all us knew this already, well except for the tourists.
thepro at 01:46 PM JST - 23rd November

We all know the police force in this country is a horrible horrible joke
BBLeo at 02:19 PM JST - 23rd November

Yes I agre. All 'Police interrogations' should be recorded for court evidence. This way cops can't fabricate convictions. It is like a 'clean cut.'
medievaltimes at 06:45 PM JST - 23rd November

‘‘In Japan, investigators tend to seek truth not from material evidence but from confessions, and they try to force a suspect to make a statement in accordance with their pre-established story,

Why on Earth do they do this?
romulus3 at 07:47 PM JST - 23rd November

‘‘I was questioned from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., although I was asked to see investigators on a voluntary basis. They thumped the desk in anger and they yelled at me,’’

They would get little joy out of me. I would say nothing, just stare.
keshii at 09:56 PM JST - 23rd November

Some legal experts, however, remain cautious about its introduction, citing concerns that public understanding of the principle of presumed innocence has not yet matured and that rough verdicts could be given in short-term trials.

Legal experts from where, North Korea? Nazi Germany?
bamboohat at 09:56 PM JST - 23rd November

They need, at least in theory, the threat of american sized lawsuits here. This poor guy should sue the cops AND the newspapers for a bazillion dollars, and put the papers that reported all the false information out of business and all these crooked cops in jail for a long time. This is horribly medieval. Where is AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL in all of this mess?