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Tokyo: Monk loses trespass case appeal

Tue, 2009-12-01 02:06 — Robyn

The Supreme Court, ruling in a case that has raised questions about freedom of expression in Japan, on Monday rejected an appeal by a Buddhist monk found guilty of trespassing to distribute political leaflets.

The court's Second Petty Bench upheld a verdict by the Tokyo High Court that found Yosei Arakawa, 62, guilty of entering an apartment building in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward in December 2004 to distribute leaflets for the Japanese Communist Party.

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