A crime laboratory worker at the Saga Prefectural Police is believed to have conducted 130 improper DNA analyses, according to sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/crime-legal/crime-lab-worker-improper-dna-analyses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saga #japanesepolice #genetics
Crime lab worker accused of 130 improper DNA analyses

The employee allegedly sought to make his job performance look better so as to get a good reputation and avoid criticism from his boss.

The Japan Times
@thejapantimes I remember a similar case in the US from a few years back, all those poor people who were either falsely convicted, or whose actual criminal went away free.