NAGOYA -- The Aichi prefectural police are investigating the alleged assault by police officers of a man who died while in custody at a local police station. The victim's father is demanding answers and an apology.
According to prefectural police sources, the 43-year man was arrested on Nov. 25 and died of kidney failure on Dec. 4 while in police custody at the Okazaki Police Station.
The Okazaki police had moved the man to a holding cell, saying he had been acting violently, where he was physically restrained with handcuffs and rope for a total of over 100 hours. A surveillance camera in the room recorded the man appearing to be kicked, the sources said.
