China News Agency, Tokyo, June 9 (Xinhua) According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), the Kyoto District Court in Japan held a public hearing on the 9th to publicize the reason for detaining the suspect of the arson case of the "Kyoto Animation" studio.
On July 21, 2019 local time, people in the studio of the well-known Japanese animation production company "Kyoto Animation" mourned after the fire.
Aoba, due to the serious injury, appeared in a special form lying on a stretcher cart. At the beginning of the procedure, the judge asked the suspect's name, and the suspect replied "Mao Aoba". Subsequently, the judge explained the reasons for the detention. The judge said that, considering the nature of the case, it was judged that there was a risk of others intervening to hide or destroy the evidence and the suspect fled, so he was detained.
In this regard, its defense lawyer stated that it had been more than 10 months since the incident, and the police had obtained the necessary evidence, and did not think that relatives and friends would assist him in their escape, so there was no need for detention.
The procedure was carried out for about 30 minutes, and Aoba had been listening in court quietly without expressing his opinion.
It is reported that in order to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, the court took measures to observe the space at intervals. There were a total of 25 auditoriums on the day, and there were 165 people who came to ask for the audit.
On July 18, 2019, Aoba allegedly broke into the first studio of "Kyoto Animation" and spilled gasoline and set fire. At the time of the incident, there were 70 people in the workroom, 36 people were killed and 33 people were injured to varying degrees. Aoba fled immediately after the incident and was controlled near the scene. Aoba himself was also burned all over the body and was taken to hospital for treatment. On May 27, 2020, the police formally arrested him on charges of murder and arson. (Finish)