TOKYO (TR) – A court docket right here on Friday handed actor Hiroya Shimizu, 26, a suspended jail time period for the possession of marijuana at his dwelling earlier this yr.
At the Tokyo District Court, Shimizu was handed a jail time period of 1 yr, suspended for 3 years, experiences NHK (Dec. 19).
Presiding decide Shoji Miyata mentioned, “We found [that the defendant has an] affinity for marijuana, and that he was beginning to become addicted. His criminal responsibility is by no means light.”
Shimizu listened, often nodding as Miyata learn out the explanations for his verdict.
In September, Shimizu possessed roughly 0.4 grams of marijuana at his dwelling within the capital.
“I deeply regret having betrayed the people who supported my activities,” Shimizu mentioned on the opening of the trial on December 8. “I will never use marijuana again.”
The latter assertion was an element within the suspended time period, the court docket mentioned.
“He has sworn in court that he will never touch marijuana again, and considering that he has taken action such as visiting hospital and joining a self-help group while on bail, I would like to give him an opportunity to recover,” decide Miyata mentioned.