MIYAGI (TR) – Prosecutors are searching for a two-year jail time period for a 57-year-old man accused of stealing parking barricades in Sendai City final yr, experiences Nippon News Network (Feb. 18).
According to the indictment, Kenichi Sato allegedly stealing seven stainless-steel parking barricade poles from parks managed by Sendai between July and August. Sato then bought the poles and different objects to sellers underneath false names.
At a listening to on February 18, the prosecution demanded a two-year jail sentence and a high quality of 300,000 yen. “It was a heinous crime of stealing public property for personal gain,” the prosecution mentioned.
At a earlier listening to, Sato, who lives in Sendai’s Aoba Ward, pleaded responsible. He mentioned, “I had debts, so I thought I could make money by stealing metal items.”
The protection is searching for a suspended sentence, arguing that the defendant is sincerely remorseful.
The verdict is scheduled to be handed down on March 3.