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by coobird 1133 days ago
This. Also doesn't help that many ordinary Japanese think that getting arrested basically equals they're guilty. So much for due process.

That said, the 99% conviction rate is a bit misleading in that the prosecution rate is pretty low (as low as 10%?). Seems as the prosecutors are picking and choosing slam dunk cases than sending cases through the courts to avoid not guilty verdicts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice_system_of_Jap...