7 hours agoJapan's Yakuza boss is sentenced to death, he tells the judge that “will regret the rest of his life”
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)A Japanese district judge on Tuesday sentenced a senior chief in the country's notorious organised crime group, referred to as Yakuza, a conviction believed to be the first of its kind, according to reports. According to foreign media, Telegrafi, Nomura Storu, 74, was discovered [...]
According to foreign media, Telegrafi records, Nomura Storu, 74, was found to have ordered four attacks between 1998 and 2014, one of which resulted in an attack on a police officer and the death of a former fishing co-operative leader, the BBC reported.
Local media claimed the case against Nomura had no direct evidence related to the attack on gang leaders.
Nomura, who led the Yakuza union group known as Kdo-kai, also denied any wrongdoing.
I requested a fair decision ... you would regret it for the rest of your life”, reportedly the gang's leader told the presiding judge after his sentence.
But Japanese prosecutors argued that as the leader of Kani-Kani, Nomura Command eventually linked him to the murder of one and the attacks on three other individuals.
And District Judge Adachi Ben at the Fukuoka District Court described the actions as extremely evil and said the attacks would not have been carried out without Nomura's consent.
Although being part of the Yakuza is not illegal in Japan, the crowd is believed to be linked to criminal activities throughout the country, ranging from drug activity to manipulation of the stock market, according to the BBC report.
