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Kazuhiro Ogawa in una foto dell'ottobre 2008
Kazuhiro Ogawa is pictured in this October 2008 file photo
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD AFTER ARSON ATTACK ON VIDEO SHOP IN OSAKA LEFT 16 DEAD

July 26, 2011: In Japan a high court upheld a lower court ruling that handed the death penalty to a man over a fatal arson attack at an adult video shop.
Kazuhiro Ogawa, 49, was sentenced to death by the Osaka High Court on July 26 for setting fire to a video shop in Osaka's Naniwa Ward and leaving 16 people dead in October 2008. The court upheld an earlier ruling by the Osaka District Court that convicted him of arson of an inhabited structure and murder.
"It was a catastrophic incident that has rarely been seen in Japanese criminal history, and it is only natural for the bereaved families of the victims to call for the ultimate penalty. The defendant deserves the maximum sentence," said Presiding Judge Sumio Matoba.
Ogawa's defense counsel is set to appeal the ruling. They have maintained his innocence, claiming that the fire did not start from a room where he was in and that he did not set the facility on fire.
The presiding judge determined that the defendant's confessions to the crime during the investigations were "no doubt" arbitrary, adding that the lower court decision that recognized the defendant's willfulness was reasonable.
The presiding judge determined the sentence in view of the gravity of the incident. He concluded that there was "no choice but to deliver the ultimate penalty," citing the fact that the defendant turned around to deny the allegations toward the end of the investigation and categorically denied committing arson during the trial. (Sources: Mainichi Daily News, 27/07/2011)

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IRAN HANGS MAN 19 FOR RAPE
PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN'S 2011 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’
JAPAN: JUSTICE MINISTER MAY HALT EXECUTIONS
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR FAKE MONEY SCAM
GAZA: TWO PALESTINIANS EXECUTED FOR ‘COLLABORATION’
IRAN: BALUCHI PRISONER HANGED IN KERMAN
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT MOVED TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
SAUDI ARABIA: SOLDIER’S KILLER BEHEADED
SOMALIA: MILITARY SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COLLEAGUE
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CANADA DEPORTS TOP CHINESE FUGITIVE
AMNESTY: SAUDI TERROR LAW 'WOULD STRANGLE PROTEST'
BELARUS: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH LAST YEAR REPORTED EXECUTED
SOMALIA: SOLDIER, WHO KILLED AHLU SUNNA FIGHTER, EXECUTED
TEXAS (USA): ‘ARAB SLAYER’ EXECUTED AFTER VICTIM PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY
IRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
IRAQ: QAEDA CHIEF NAMED SADDAM HUSSEIN TO HANG
BANGLADESH: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
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IRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
CHINA: TWO OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR GRAFT
USA: DALAI LAMA PRAISES ILLINOIS FOR ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: LAWMAKERS AGAINST EXECUTION OF TOP OFFICIALS IN SADDAM REGIME
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
IRAN: ANOTHER 30 HANGED AT VAKILABAD PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
PAKISTAN: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH

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