A lay judge trial for defendant Shinji Aoba, who was indicted for murder and other crimes in a case where a Kyoto Animation studio was set on fire and killed 36 employees, will be held between early September and late December this year. Interviews with people involved revealed that adjustments were being made by doing so.
In July 2019, the first studio of "Kyoto Animation" in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto was set on fire, killing 36 employees and injuring 32 others. has been indicted on charges such as
In the lay judge trial of defendant Aoba, the date of the "pre-trial arrangement procedure" to narrow down the issues and evidence in advance was not set, and the trial schedule continued to be unpredictable. In addition, during the three-party talks on the defense side, a proposal was presented to hold a hearing between early September and late December this year, and adjustments are underway.
In response to this, the prosecution will inform the victim's bereaved family of this schedule and proceed with confirmation of their intention, such as whether to participate in the trial using the victim participation system.
In the future, after going through the "pre-trial arrangement procedure" and discussing details such as the number of days required for the trial, a formal decision will be made. We have entered the consideration stage.