TOKYO –
The Tokyo District Court on October 6 fined tv persona Dewi Sukarno, broadly recognized in Japan as Dewi Fujin, 200,000 yen after discovering the 86-year-old responsible of assaulting two girls who labored for her company, together with a former supervisor.
The sentence matched the prosecution’s request.
Sukarno was accused of throwing objects, together with a champagne glass, at a feminine worker of her company at a restaurant in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in February 2025 and of assaulting one other girl, who was her supervisor on the time, at an animal hospital in Shibuya Ward in October 2025.
According to the costs, the second assault included repeatedly placing the previous supervisor within the chest and stomach in addition to kicking her.
Appearing in court docket on the afternoon of October 6 sporting a light-weight blue costume, Sukarno stood together with her chest held excessive and silently watched the decide because the sentence was introduced.
At her first listening to in June, Sukarno largely admitted the costs and expressed regret, saying, “I have a side of me that is like an instant water heater, so I want to be more careful.”
However, throughout a listening to on September 8, she reversed her place and denied key elements of the allegations. “I did not throw a champagne glass, and I did not hit or kick anyone at all,” she stated.
She additionally instructed the court docket, “I cannot understand why I am here, but I reflect on the fact that my own shortcomings have led to this.”
Prosecutors sought a fantastic of 200,000 yen, arguing that Sukarno had not demonstrated adequate reflection on her conduct. They famous that whereas she had spoken of remorse and regret, she had additionally stated she needed the victims to apologize to her and claimed she didn’t keep in mind kicking anybody.
The protection argued that Sukarno had already suffered substantial social penalties, together with dropping tv program appearances.
In its October 6 ruling, the Tokyo District Court rejected Sukarno’s denial that she had thrown a champagne glass.
The court docket stated her testimony was obscure, unreasonable and inconsistent with pictures exhibiting glass fragments on the scene.
Regarding the assault on the previous company employees member, the court docket described throwing objects, together with a champagne glass, as harmful conduct. It stated Sukarno grew to become offended over a distinction of opinion and resorted to violence in a short-sighted method, leaving no circumstances that warranted leniency.
The court docket additionally described the assault on her former supervisor as tough conduct carried out repeatedly.
The decide then imposed the 200,000 yen fantastic requested by prosecutors.
After the ruling was delivered, Sukarno turned towards her lawyer and unfold each arms earlier than bowing and leaving the courtroom.
Source: TBS