Less than one in 20 Japanese deemed to have committed a penal offence go to prison, compared with one in three of those arrested in America, where the average jail term is much longer.

犯了刑事罪的人中只有不到二十分之一的会进监狱，而这个比例在美国则是三分之一，且刑期也比日本长得多。

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Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.

凡受刑事控诉嫌疑者，有 未经获得辩护上所需 的一切 保证 的公开审判而依法证实有罪以前，有权被视为无罪。

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On Friday, a statement published by the STL said the prosecution was "seeking to add a new count to the indictment of 'criminal association', which is an offence under the Lebanese penal code (Article 335)".

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