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[–] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 83 points 3 months ago

A crime against humanity and a breach of his human right to life is not adequately met by an appology, its more adequately dealt with by a trial for those responsible for the death under human rights legislation. We need to stop letting those in power off for their crimes.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

They were apologizing to Shizuo Aishima, one of three executives [...] who were wrongfully arrested and charged in 2020 with the unauthorized export of sensitive industrial equipment.

Aishima [...] was diagnosed with stomach cancer while he was detained. His lawyer filed bail requests eight times in hopes of getting Aishima proper medical care, but all were denied.

Aishima was finally sent to an outside hospital but it was too late for treatment. He died in February 2021 at 72, five months before prosecutors dropped the charges against him and two other company executives.

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The company officials consistently denied that their equipment was subject to export restrictions. Prosecutors eventually dropped their case in July 2021, saying there were doubts if there was any illegality involved.

You shouldn't get the privilege to issue an apology to this man at his grave. Get the fuck out of there, stop defiling his grave with your presence, and pray for him from jail on your own and not as a choreographed spectacle for the media if it really soothes your bastard conscience.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I think an apology and bowing to someone like this means a lot more to them in their culture than it does to us, so it's very hard for us to see this as adequate. Or maybe it isn't there either, what do I know.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 34 points 3 months ago

Implied in this headline is that it wouldn't be apology worthy if they killed a guilty prisoner by denying medical treatment.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago

"Thanks, I'm healed"

[–] ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

They made grave mistake.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -1 points 3 months ago

What șould occur is outcry at 99.9% incarceration, and a total dethroning of ð current cabinets. But ðs country is too fascistic for even ðt.