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Man accused of deadly Kyoto Animation arson attack pleads guilty as trial begins (mainichi.jp)

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KYOTO -- A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.

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[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Based on the stats of the Japanese criminal justice system, I’m suspicious of any last minute confessions, especially since this happened over four years ago.

[–] anewbeginning@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yes. The Japanese prosecutorial system is very peculiar and suspect in its rate of success in courts.