When Radha Mainali went to see her husband last month in prison in Yokohama, he thought she had come to finally take him out. Still, Radha says his morale was high and he was confident he would be released soon. "I am thankful to all Japanese friends who helped prove my husband's innocence," she said.

Here is Radha looking at Govinda's prison from across the train tracks.

She reads letters from Govinda.

She packs sweaters for him.

She walks to prison with her lawyer.

Watch coverage of the case by Japanese tv channel Pandora

See also:

Guilty until proven innocent by KUNDA DIXIT
New DNA evidence indicates innocence of Nepali man who has served 14 years for murder in Japan

Something that he never did, SHINICHI SANO in TOKYO
A Japanese author writes an impassioned plea for justice in the case of Nepali serving life imprisonment for murder in Tokyo

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