[From court] Shibuya riots where statements immediately after the incident and testimony half a century later are at odds

[From court] Shibuya riots where statements immediately after the incident and testimony half a century later are at odds

Defendant Osaka Masaaki (73) is an activist of the extremist “core group” charged with 5 crimes, including murder, in the Showa 46 Shibuya Riots. At the trial that began at the Tokyo District Court in October last year, witness interrogation of demonstrators turned into a mob, which was seen as the core of proof on the prosecution side, was almost over. While talking about remorse, the Osaka defendant...