
政治団体「NHKから国民を守る党」の立花孝志党首が街頭演説で切り付けられた事件で、東京地裁は殺人未遂などの罪に問われた宮西詩音被告に懲役9年の判決を言い渡した。
NHK党の立花孝志党首が2025年3月に東京・霞が関で切り付けられた事件で、東京地裁は殺人未遂などの罪に問われた宮西詩音被告に対し、懲役9年の判決を言い渡した。裁判長は危険性が高く極めて悪質な犯行と指摘した。
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2025年3月に東京・霞が関の経済産業省前で、NHK党の立花孝志党首が切り付けられ負傷した。
政治団体「NHKから国民を守る党」の立花孝志党首(59)が2025年3月、街頭演説に訪れた東京・霞が関で切り付けられた事件で、殺人未遂などの罪に問われた宮西詩音被告(32)の裁判員裁判の判決が9日、東京地裁であった。江口和伸裁判長は「危険性が高く、極めて悪質な犯行だ」として懲役9年(求刑懲役12年)を言い渡した。
N党の立花氏、襲撃事件の被告に直接質問「謝罪の意思あるか」 異例の法廷
江口裁判長は、兵庫県議の自殺は立花氏の言動が原因だと短絡的に思い込み、犯行を決意したと指摘。「襲撃に2度失敗し思いとどまる機会があったのに、計画をより洗練させた」と述べた。
特殊な成育歴を経て構築された孤立した生活や生来の自閉症スペクトラムの特性が思い込みに影響していた側面はあるとした一方、殺害の意思決定にまで影響したとは認められないと結論付けた。
言い渡し後、「社会に戻ったら幅広い人と交流し、話をしてみてください。二度と犯罪をせず、周りの人たちと共に生活を送れることを願っています」と説諭した。
立花氏は、兵庫県知事の告発文書問題に絡み、元県議に対する名誉毀損(きそん)罪で起訴され勾留中。宮西被告の公判には被害者参加制度を利用して出席し、被告に直接質問するなどした。
判決によると、宮西被告は25年3月14日、東京・霞が関の経済産業省前の歩道で、殺意を持って立花氏の頭部を刃渡り約16センチのなたで切り付け、3週間のけがをさせるなどした。

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