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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Ryuji Kimura, who was accused of throwing an explosive device toward Japan's then-prime minister Fumio Kishida, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted murder after he threw a pipe bomb at Japan's then prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. – Pic by AFP
TOKYO, Feb 19 – A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for attempting to kill Japan’s ex-prime minister Fumio Kishida with a pipe bomb in 2023, local media said.
Kishida was unharmed in the attack with a homemade device at a campaign event where assailant, 25, was arrested at the scene.
The incident in western Japan came less than a year after former premier Shinzo Abe was assassinated in July 2022 on the campaign trail.
The Wakayama District Court sentenced Kimura to 10 years in jail for attempted murder, media outlets including Jiji Press and public broadcaster NHK said.
The judge told the court Kimura had “carried out the act at the venue of an election speech, which is the foundation of democracy,” Japan’s Asahi Shimbun daily reported.
Prosecutors had sought a 15-year sentence while Kimura’s defence team had argued for three years because he denied intending to kill Kishida, Jiji reported.
A court spokeswoman could not immediately confirm the reports.
Suspected gunpowder, as well as pipe-like objects and tools, were found at Kimura’s home during a police search after the attack.
At hearings during the trial, Kimura’s lawyers said his “purpose was to gain (public) attention” so his charge should be “inflicting injury” but not attempted murder, NHK said.
Prosecutors however reportedly called the incident a “malicious terror act” and said the attacker knew his explosive was lethal.
Previous reports said Kimura once filed a lawsuit challenging the minimum age for political candidates and the requirement that they have at least three million yen ($19,700) to run for national office.
Under Japanese law, candidates for upper house elections must be 30 or older, while the minimum age to run for parliament’s lower house is 25. – AFP
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