20:47 24/08/2021
A court in southwestern Japan sentenced the head of a powerful crime syndicate to death. He will be executed by hanging. According to what he writes BBC, the court in the city of Fukuoka said Nomura Satoru, 74, had ordered four attacks, one of which ended in death.
Local media said the decision came despite a lack of evidence of Numora's direct involvement. The latter himself denied involvement in these events.
The 74-year-old is believed to be the first leader of the Japanese mafia, known as yakuza, to be sentenced to death in this country.
"I asked for a fair decision... you will regret this forever", Nomura told the judge who handed down the decision on Tuesday. The 74-year-old, who heads the Kudo-kai syndicate, which operates in southwestern Japan, is expected to appeal the decision.
Although prosecutors had no direct evidence that Nomura ordered the violent attacks, they managed to convince the court that his absolute authority over the group meant that he was responsible.
During the attacks that took place between 1998 and 2014, the head of the fishing company was killed, while 3 other people, including a police officer, were injured.
Yakuza groups are not illegal in Japan. Analysts say these gangs are involved in every area of criminal activity in the country, from drugs to prostitution./tvklan.al
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