再審制度見直し議論へ　証拠開示の在り方論点―来春にも法制審

　法務省は有罪が確定した刑事裁判をやり直す再審制度について、早ければ来春に法制審議会（法相の諮問機関）で見直しの議論を始める方向で調整に入った。刑事訴訟法は再審手続きに関する規定に乏しく、審理長期化の要因になっていると批判される点を踏まえ、証拠開示の在り方などが主な論点になる見通しだ。複数の政府関係者が２０日、明らかにした。
　１９６６年に静岡県で一家４人が殺害された事件を巡り、袴田巌さんの再審無罪が確定したことなどを受けた対応。４９年１月の現行刑訴法施行後、再審に関する規定は一度も改正されておらず、実現すれば刑事司法の大きな転換になる。（2024/12/20-20:12）

The Justice Ministry plans to start discussions as early as next spring to review Japan's retrial system for criminal cases in which guilty verdicts have become final, government sources said Friday.
   Key issues in the discussions at the Legislative Council, which advises the justice minister, are expected to include the disclosure of evidence.
   The Code of Criminal Procedure lacks detailed provisions on retrial procedures. This has been criticized as a reason behind the long times that were needed to start and complete retrials in past cases.
   The ministry will pick agenda items for the Legislative Council, based on the outcomes of ongoing discussions by a panel of legal professionals and other experts.
   The review will start following the acquittal of Iwao Hakamata, which became final in October, in his retrial over the 1966 murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. He took 44 years to prove his innocence after his death sentence became final.