New virus virus Tokyo District Court postpones five judge trials February 23 23:47
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the Tokyo District Court has decided to postpone the hearing of five of the judges who had scheduled their first trial by mid-May next month.
According to the Tokyo District Court, the trials will be postponed to five trials, such as murder and attempted murder, among the judge trials scheduled for first trial between 3 and 17 next month.
In judge trials, prior to the first trial, "election procedures" are conducted to select six judges from the general public. The candidate is called.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, it is not appropriate to call many citizens for the "election procedure". I have decided.
Judge trials, which have already begun, are now scheduled to take place.
The Tokyo District Court has stated that other trials scheduled for next month or later may be postponed due to the future situation.
The Supreme Court has compiled measures to prevent the spread of infection, such as by flexibly changing the date of trial according to the situation. In addition to Tokyo, trials of judges have been postponed in Sapporo and Saitama.