On the first day of the death, the first trial of a defendant accused of attempted murder was held in Harajuku, Tokyo, for indiscriminately killing a pedestrian by causing a light car to run away and injuring eight people. Defendant said, "It is true that there were as many people as possible and tried to hit them, but there was no murderous intention."
Defendant Kazuhiro Kusakabe (23) of Neyagawa City, Osaka, said that on the first day of his death, he tried to indiscriminately kill a passerby on Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Tokyo, by causing a light car to run away and injuring eight people seriously. He is accused of attempted murder.
At the first trial held at the Tokyo District Court, the defendant said about the content of the indictment, "It is true that even one person tried to hit, but there was no murderous intention. After hitting the first person, the front is not clear ", And showed a fighting attitude.
He also began talking about his motives, saying, "I was not allowed to take the lives of incapacitated convict on death row, nor was the people who supported the death penalty."
The defendant's lawyer also pleaded not guilty, saying that "the effects of schizophrenia were significant and he was not responsible."
On the other hand, the prosecution said, "We are responsible for the case where a defendant who has an idea against the death penalty committed terrorist acts from the opposition to the people who support the death penalty."