After 17 years in prison

URL: http://www.stallman.org/archives/2009-mar-jun.html#11%20June%202009%20%28After%2017%20years%20in%20prison%29

11 June 2009 (After 17 years in prison)

A Japanese man who was tortured into confessing to murder has been freed from prison due to DNA evidence.

Torture is good for extracting confessions if you don't care whether they are true or false.