It has been revealed that in March, a judge who was not authorized to preside over the trial handed down a verdict at the Toyooka branch of the Kobe District Court. This was because the judge was also handling the summary trial for the same case. On the 17th, the Osaka High Court (Presiding Judge Hisashi Ito) stated, "A judge who was not authorized to participate in the verdict was involved..."
It has been revealed that in March, a judge who was not authorized to preside over the trial handed down a verdict at the Toyooka branch of the Kobe District Court. This was because the judge was also handling the summary trial for the same case. On the 17th, the Osaka High Court (Presiding Judge Hisashi Ito) stated, "A judge who was not authorized to participate in the verdict was involved..."