KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) A man who was freed from death row through a retrial in 1983 said Friday he will file a claim for his pension because he was unable to sign up for it while in prison, sources said Wednesday.
Sakae Menda, 83, Japan’s first death row inmate to be found innocent in a retrial, claimed he could not join the national pension plan because he was not given guidance on how to apply for it or how to be exempted from paying premiums while he was in prison for more than 30 years, and even after his release.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.