Three years ago, the prosecution said in a trial of a former SDF officer who was accused of killing a police officer at a police station in Toyama City, robbing a pistol and killing a nearby guard. It's an unseenly sneaky, cruel, ruthless and cruel crime. "
Former Self-Defense Forces officer Keidai Shimazu (24) killed Kenichi Inaizumi (46), who was an assistant security guard at the time, with a knife at a police station in Toyama City in June 2018, robbed him of his pistol, and at a nearby elementary school. Shinichi Nakamura, a security guard in front of the school gate, has been accused of murder-robbery and murder for killing him by shooting with his pistol (68).
In the trial, there was a big dispute over whether the crime of robbery murder would be established, and the defense argued that it was not the robbery murder but the crime of murder and theft that the defense decided to take the pistol after attacking the police officer. I will.
Also, in previous trials, Shimadzu did not answer any questions, including prosecutors and judges, but also lawyers, and did not speak a word.
At a trial held at the Toyama District Court today, the prosecution stated that "at the time of the interrogation, the defendant had been thinking of killing a police officer and robbing his pistol about a year or two before the incident. I'm trying to express it accurately according to my memory, and it matches my actions, "he said.
He then sought the death penalty, saying, "It's an unparalleled sneaky, cruel, cruel and cruel crime."
On the other hand, the defense said, "The defendant attacked the police box for the purpose of fighting with an opponent with a stronger weapon than himself, and he was not thinking of taking a pistol. The statement at the interrogation stage was a guided question. He argued that life imprisonment was appropriate, saying that it was "unreliable."
The trial will be completed on the 9th and the decision will be handed down on the 5th of March.
Bereaved family "I want you to make amends with life"
At the trial on the 8th, the bereaved families of the murdered police officer and guard made their opinions using the victim participation system.
Of these, the wife of the murdered police officer, Kenichi Inaizumi, gave his opinion in a way that was invisible to the defendant and the audience.
My wife said, "My husband was a reliable and serious person. I still can't go to the places involved in the incident, and when I hear the sirens of police cars and ambulances, I remember those days. We lost everything. The criminal I can't forgive you. Please put me to death. I want you to make up for it with your own life, "he said with occasional tears.
In addition, the wife of the murdered security guard, Shinichi Nakamura, revealed that he had met the defendant so far, and said, "Mr. Keidai Shimazu, you do not think it bad that you killed them. I'm sorry to say that I'm sorry for myself. I don't think the penalty is excluding the death penalty, but I want you to live as long as possible, and as long as you live, you suffer as much or more than we do. I want you to regret it. "