The man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to kill former Japanese Prime Minister Fuma Kishide 2023.
Ryuji Kimura, 25, threw a tube bomb on Kishida While the country’s leader approached the crowd for speaking during an election event in the city of Wakayama.
Although Kishida was unharmed, the explosion of a domestic device caused less injuries to a police officer and a public member.
The attack was shocked by Japan because he came less than a year after former Shinzo Abe Prime Minister was shot on an outdoor election campaign.
Kimura, who was convicted on Wednesday, claimed that during the examination of his intention he was not to kill Kishid, but to complain about the age of age in the country that prevented him from entering politics.
The minimum age to become a member of the Parliament in Japan is 25 for the House of Representatives and 30 for the House of Councilors.
Kimura further added that he threw a bomb to attract attention to a civil lawsuit he filed in 2022, claiming that the age limit was unconstitutional, which was rejected.
The defense of Kimure claimed that he should not face the accusation of attempted murder, as he did not expect the bomb to cause injuries and that a three -year prison sentence would be reasonable given the scope of these injuries.
The court, however, stated that the explosives were powerful enough to cause fatal damage.
When he handed over the verdict, President Judge Keiko Fukushima noted that “the aim of the prime minister who served caused a significant anxiety to society as a whole.”
In addition to the accusation of attempted murder, Kimura was also found guilty of violating the regulations on explosives and the Law on Weapons Control.
His 10 -year sentence is five years less than what prosecutors have sought.
Although violent attacks in Japan are extremely rare, the anxiety of politicians’ safety has increased due to the 2022 Abeu assassination.
An attempt to attack Kishid, who came less than a year later, asked the questions why at that time there was no firmer security presence around the leader of the country.
