Former Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's attack: "Whether or not there was murder intent" becomes the main issue in the trial

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The lay judge trial of defendant Ryuji Kimura (25), who is accused of attempted murder and other crimes in connection with the incident in which an explosive device was thrown at a speech venue for former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will begin on the 4th at the Wakayama District Court. The main issue is expected to be whether or not there was intent to kill. Attention will also be focused on what the defendant, who has continued to remain sile…

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On April 4th, unemployed defendant Ryuji Kimura (25), who is accused of throwing an explosive device at a speech venue for former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Wakayama City in April 2023, and is charged with five crimes including attempted murder of Kishida and others and violation of the Explosives Control Act, pleaded guilty to "intent to kill" at the first hearing of his lay judge trial held at the Wakayama District Court (Judge Keiko Fuku…