Sakae Menda
Japanese activist (1925-2020) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 95
Sakae Menda was a Japanese man who was wrongfully convicted of a double-homicide and sentenced to death in 1949, but was later exonerated by retrial in 1983. This was the first time anyone was ever released from death row by retrial in Japan.
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About this person
He was a leading figure in Japan for the movement to abolish the death penalty.
Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2020 · aged 95
