The head of the organized crime group Kudo-kai receives a second trial today in four cases of attacks on civilians. Satoru Nomura was sentenced to death in the first trial after being charged with murder and other crimes in four incidents in which he attacked citizens.
The judgment of the second instance will be handed down at the Fukuoka High Court from 10 a.m. on the 12th, and attention will be focused on whether the judgment will be upheld. The defense has advanced a new argument that each incident involved a different mastermind, including Defendant Tagami, and has argued that the first instance judgment contained a serious factual error.