[AFP via Barrons!]
Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Anime Studio Arson Suspect:
Reports
Japanese prosecutors on Thursday sought the death penalty for the man
charged over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36
people, the country's deadliest crime in decades, local media reported.
Shinji Aoba, who nearly died from burns he sustained, has admitted to
starting the fire and faces five charges including murder, attempted
murder and arson.
The blaze that ripped through the famous studio in July 2019 shocked Japan
as well as the country's huge anime industry and its fans around the
world.
Public broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press said prosecutors had sought the
death penalty.
The Kyoto district court was not immediately available to confirm the
reports.
Japan is one of the few developed countries to retain the death penalty,
and public support for capital punishment remains high despite
international criticism.
At the start of the trial in September, Aoba admitted starting the blaze.
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https://www.barrons.com/news/japan-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-for-anime-studio-arson-suspect-reports-e7f4f07a
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