Attorneys who were colleagues visited Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, where the body of Attorney Sakamoto was found to commemorate the family of Tsutsumi Sakamoto, a lawyer who was murdered by Aum Shinrikyo executives 33 years ago.
Attorney Shuichi Kojima, who was a colleague, and lawyers in the prefecture visited the site where the body was found in Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.
Tsutsumi Sakamoto, a lawyer who had been working to return Aum Shinrikyo followers to their families, visited his home in Yokohama in 1989 with his wife, Miyako, and their eldest son, Tatsuhiko, who was one year old. was murdered by the officers of
After that, in September 1995, lawyer Sakamoto's body was found buried in Niigata Prefecture, Miyako's body in Toyama Prefecture, and Tatsuhiko's body in Nagano Prefecture.
Attorney Kojima and others visit each site every year on September 6, when the body of Attorney Sakamoto was discovered. I was.
Attorney Shuichi Kojima said, "He was fearlessly trying to deal with the illegality of Aum Shinrikyo through legal means. He was 33 when he died, and now that he has lived for the same number of years, he will live again." If I had, I think I would have been able to do what I wanted to do as a lawyer."