In response to today’s execution in Japan of a man convicted of the murder of nine people, Chiara Sangiorgio, Death Penalty Advisor at Amnesty International, said: “The execution of Takahiro Shiraishi – the first in Japan in nearly three years – is the latest callous attack on the right to life in Japan and a […]
Timing on this is pathetic…
The only real issue with the death penalty is that innocent people have been murdered esp by the US regime that used death penalties for other purpose.
But nahh amnesty wants you to care about a guy who apparently murdered several people and there is not much question about the evidence.
Japanese police are infamous for getting confessions out of innocent people.
And their society is infamous for not speaking up about injustices.
With those in mind, I would not trust them one bit with deciding who should live and die.
That’s fair but is using this case for your case the right choice from PR perspective?