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On April 19, 2019 on the streets of Ikebukuro, Tokyo, a passenger car spun out of control and struck passersby one after another, resulting in the death of Mana Matsunaga (31 at the time) and Riko-chan. (3 in time) Ten months are about to pass.
On February 1, 2009, the fifth trial of Kozo Iizuka (89), former director of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, former Ministry of International Trade and Industry, was held, accused of violating the Driving Sanctions Law (Fatal accidental driving injury) However, after the finale, “radical words” flew from the hearing woman.
Takuya Matsunaga, the family grieving from the accident, wrote on their blog on February 4: “If something like this happens in the future, it will impede the progress of the trial and there is a possibility that the trial will not be possible. I don’t want that to. It happens, “he asked listeners to follow the rules.
Mr. Matsunaga came to trial with mixed feelings towards the perpetrator. How did you feel when you sent a “request” to the listeners? I listened in my chest.
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Mr. Takuya Matsunaga, the grieving family of the Ikebukuro car accident (from the press conference after the fifth trial on February 1, 2021)
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Mr. Takuya Matsunaga and Mr. Juri Ozawa who responded to the online interview (from left)
“Some victims were unable to stand up.”
“I didn’t know what happened for a moment, so I stopped thinking.”
Mr. Matsunaga, who is participating in the trial using the victim participation system, recalled his feelings at the time in an online interview with J-CAST News on February 6. Since the first trial on October 8, 2008, Iizuka has constantly acquitted him due to a car malfunction. At the fifth trial, a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Traffic Department appeared as a witness and declared that there was no breakdown in the car.
After the trial, a voice from a listener was heard. Mr. Matsunaga only describes the words at this time as “radical words” on his blog. In response to the interview, Mr. Matsunaga said beforehand: “I just want to tell you the facts. I have no intention of blaming the women involved.”
“The word ‘murderer’ came up twice.”
The trial took place under a stricter security system called a “security court.” After the woman said, the presiding judge asked the woman to stop her and the guards also asked her to be quiet. Behind Mr. Matsunaga was Mana’s father, Yoshinori Uehara, who also participated in the trial using the victim participation system, but after the woman said, “he seemed to be upset.” It is said that the woman was not related to the Matsunaga family and had no acquaintances.
At the time, Juri Ozawa, the representative from the Kanto Traffic Criminal Afflicted Families Association (Ainokai), said in the interview that “Originally it was time for the participating victims to leave due to the guidance of the guards, But it’s possible to get up. Some people couldn’t. “
“I didn’t make this call because I wanted to protect the perpetrators.”
Three days after the trial, Mr. Matsunaga sent a “request” to the audience listeners on his blog. Mr. Matsunaga wrote the following thoughts, asking to refrain from “radical words” in the courtroom.
“I want the perpetrators to be tried in court according to the rules of society.”
“If something like this happens in the future, it could hamper the progress of the trial and make it impossible. I don’t want that to happen.”
“It is not an intention to blame the individual listeners. It is a broadcast in the hope that the trial will run smoothly in the future. I am deeply grateful to those who support and support the audience. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in the future. . “
It is said that the blog post was decided after discussion with Mr. Ozawa, the representative of Ainokai. The decision was made not to prolong the trial as the trial did not proceed as expected due to crown disease and the trial time was restricted due to the perpetrating elders. However, while there are fans who listen to him and people who support himself, he says there was some “confusion” in making this call.
“I understand that the word came from mourning the deaths of both of us and thinking about the remorse of our grieving family. After all, it took courage, but sending this is ((This case) is not what I want. I did not I did not this call because I wanted to protect the perpetrators. I did not disrupt order during the trial, I just “know the truth. It was because I wanted to achieve my goal.”
“Before the first trial, my parents, relatives in Okinawa, said: ‘I will see (the perpetrator) in front of me, which may hurt my heart, but let’s put up with it.” In this country of Japan, only the court tries the perpetrators, so we, the grieving families, have decided to follow the rules so that they can be tried properly. “
Reports from “stakeholders” “feel trampled”
Following Mr. Matsunaga, on the 4th, Mr. Ozawa wrote on his blog: “When you come to hear support, please support me in my heart. I think taking care of myself warmly will give me more support. I called. Mr. Ozawa is also a grieving relative who lost his in-laws in a drunk driving accident in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture in 2008.
The content of the “scream” in the trial was reported in some media. Mr. Ozawa talks about the reaction on the Internet after the article was published.
“On the internet, there were comments like” It’s the language of the people, “” They said it right, “and” Everyone thought so. “There was a tendency to say” okay “in the courtroom. That this is considered justice. victims who suffer improper trials. If we do not break this trend, there is the possibility that similar cases will continue in the future. That sense of crisis is one of the reasons for deciding to send. “
However, the media reported that it was the “woman who appears to be involved” who shouted the above words. On the other hand, Mr. Matsunaga wrote in this blog, “There was a report in some reports that” a listener who made a voice that seems to be related “, but I am not related to the Matsunaga family. I am informing you just in case. “ing.
Regarding the previous report, Mr. Matsunaga said in an interview: “Honestly, I was upset. I don’t know why. To tell the truth, if there is a perpetrator in front of me, various emotions will arise. While he is a human being, it was a Family decision to follow the rules and not yell. I felt like I had been trampled on. “
(J-CAST News reporter Shonosuke Sato)
