A man who was given a life sentence and spent almost 32 years in prison for a 1963 murder in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, before being released on parole filed his third petition for a retrial with the Tokyo High Court on Tuesday, insisting he is innocent.</PARAGRAPH> <PHOTO> <TABLE WIDTH='250' ALIGN='RIGHT' BORDER='0'> <TR> <TD><IMG ALT='News photo' BORDER='0' SRC='../images/photos2006/nn20060524b1a.jpg' WIDTH='250' HEIGHT='201'/></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Kazuo Ishikawa –

, convicted in the infamous Sayama Incident murder case, faces reporters in Tokyo while his lawyer holds up evidence of his handwriting that they say proves his innocence.

Kazuo Ishikawa, 67, was arrested 43 years ago and charged with the murder of a 16-year-old female high school student in a case that became known as the Sayama Incident.