November 09, 2012 - A Nepalese man who was exonerated on Wednesday by a Tokyo court
in a high-profile murder case says Japan's government must apologize for wrongfully
jailing him for 15 years. Govind Prasad Mainali was a migrant worker in Tokyo when
he was arrested in 1997 on a charge of murdering a Japanese woman. He was convicted
in 2000 and later sentenced to life in prison. After new DNA evidence pointed to his
innocence, Mainali was released in June and deported to Nepal for previously overstaying
his visa. After he was officially acquitted on Wednesday, Mainali, who's now 46,
said he finally received justice but demanded the Japanese government, police and
everyone else involved in the case apologize to him and his family. He said his Japanese
lawyers were working on seeking compensation.