Japanese Court Gives 10-Year Sentence for Attack on Then Prime Minister Kishida - Reports

NAMPA / Sputnik
2025-02-19
TOKYO, February 19 (RIA Novosti) - A court in Japan sentenced a man to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for an attempt on the life of then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he staged using a handmade explosive in 2023, the NHK broadcaster reported. The Wakayama District Court found 25-year-old Ryuji Kimura guilty of five charges, including an assassination attempt and violation of the Explosives Control Act. Prosecutors demanded a jail term of 15......
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