National News Lay judges OK with death penalty

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Amnesty International Japan took a street poll in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on Feb. 20 asking people whether they would be prepared to hand down the death sentence if they are selected as a lay judge, and most indicated they could, the international human rights group said. According to the poll, 110 people said they could sentence someone to hang, 97 said they couldn't and 33 said they weren't sure, Amnesty said. (Kyodo News)

街頭投票で「死刑出せる」裁判員多数派

国際人権団体「アムネスティ・インターナショナル日本」が2月20日に東京・渋谷の街頭で行なった調査によると、裁判員裁判で死刑判決を「出せる」と答えた人が110人で、「出せない」の97人を上回った。

Shukan ST: March 5, 2010

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