The prosecution said, "Absolute control" against top defendant Satoru Nomura (74), who is accused of murder and other crimes in four cases in which the Kitakyushu-shi specific dangerous designated crime group "Kudokai" aimed at citizens. The case could not occur without the instructions of a powerful defendant, and the death penalty was considerable. "

Defendant pleads not guilty.

Satoru Nomura, the president and chairman of the Kudo-kai, a designated dangerous crime group in Kitakyushu, and Fumio Tagami (64), the chairman, murdered for being involved in four cases allegedly aimed at citizens. I have been accused of such crimes.



At the trial, it was disputed whether Kudo-kai's "top instructions" were in the series of cases, and both Nomura and Tagami consistently pleaded not guilty.

At a trial held at the Fukuoka District Court on the 14th, the prosecution said, "The case cannot occur without the instructions of Defendant Nomura, who has absolute control and can lead the perpetrator, and Taue based on his decision. Defendants have also joined. "



On top of that, he sentenced Nomura to the death penalty, saying, "The unreasonableness aimed at by the general public stood out and adversely affected the safe life of the citizens. I was sentenced.



In addition, Mr. Taue was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of 20 million yen.



The trial is scheduled to end in March with the defense making a final claim.

What are the four Kudokai incidents?

There are four cases in which the Kudo-kai, which is the subject of this trial, is said to have aimed at the citizens.



▽ The first case was in 1998, 23 years ago, when a former union leader of a fishery cooperative was shot and killed in a downtown area of ​​Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu. It seems that the background is the trouble over the interests in public works.



▽ In the second case, in 2012, the former police inspector of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police, who was in charge of investigating the gangsters for many years, was shot and seriously injured his waist and thighs. The former inspector was one of the few police officers who could talk to Nomura and other Kudo-kai executives on an equal footing.



▽ The third is 2013. A nurse at the cosmetic surgery clinic that Defendant Nomura attended was stabbed with a knife on his way home and was seriously injured. Prior to the incident, Nomura was allegedly complaining to the nurses about customer service and treatment.



▽ The fourth is the 2014 dentist attack case. A dentist working at a hospital in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu was stabbed in the chest and abdomen when he went to work and was seriously injured. The victim was the grandson of a former union leader of the fishery cooperative who was killed in the first incident.



In each case, Kudo-kai executives and members have been convicted as executive officers, and the court has determined that three of these cases were "crimes under the command of Defendant Nomura."