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Re:Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan by lmm on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:33PM (#27828498)
> Japan's conviction rate is above 99%.

Because Japan doesn't have a plea bargain system. That 99% figure is very similar to the conviction+plea bargain rate in e.g. the US.

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Re:Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan by CrazyStat on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @10:14AM (#27833237)
US is somewhere around 90%. That's not that close to 99%.

Plea bargains are included in conviction counts.

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