Over one million signatures gathered and submitted!
On May 23, 2007, exactly 44 years after Kazuo Ishikawa was arrested, over two thousand people from all over Japan gathered at Hibiya Park in Tokyo to support him in his claim of innocence and appeal for the retrial of his case. The rally, which was followed by a protest march that ended at Tokyo Station, was hosted by the Citizen’s Support Group for the Sayama Case.
The highlight of the event was the announcement that the goal had been reached of collecting one million signatures for a petition demanding the retrial and reinvestigation of the Sayama Case. The signatures were submitted to the Tokyo High Court that same day.
IMADR Secretary-General, Hideki Morihara, took the opportunity to report on the Sayama International Solidarity Campaign, introducing solidarity messages posted to this site. We thank you for your support and hope that it continues until Ishikawa is delivered justice. Please help us spread the word.
