Today (July 30th), we filed an appeal against the first instance ruling.

We will publish a report from the plaintiff himself.

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Thank you to everyone who supported us.

Thank you very much for all the support you provided during the first trial.

Thanks to your support, we were able to complete the first stage of the litigation and also release a number of pieces of information.

We are deeply grateful.

We have now decided to appeal in order to seek a proper judgment on issues such as the violation of the right to remain silent.

As the appeal process progresses and documents are submitted, they will be posted on the CALL4 page.

We would greatly appreciate your continued interest and support in the lawsuit questioning the right to remain silent in Japan.

Thank you very much.

Yamato Eguchi

Thank you for your continued support.

The verdict is due to be announced on July 18th next month.

On the day of the verdict, we will hold a verdict report meeting as follows. Dr. Shota Abe, who wrote the opinion, is also scheduled to attend.

We look forward to your participation.

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Report on the verdict in a lawsuit questioning Japan's "right to remain silent"

[Date and Time]

July 18, 2024 (the day of the verdict) 6:00pm - 7:00pm

［venue］

〒105-0003 Toranomon Legal Building B1F, 1-20-3 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

TKP Star Rental Conference Room Toranomon Hokei Hall Room A

https://www.kashikaigishitsu.net/facility/st-toranomon-houkei-hall/access/

[Scheduled speakers]

Shota Abe (Associate Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University), Plaintiff Yamato Eguchi, Plaintiff's legal team

*No prior application required

Oral argument was scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. on April 11th.

The Court concluded oral argument and set the following dates for the issuance of judgment:

Thursday, July 18th, 11:00 a.m. (Tokyo District Court, Courtroom 421)

We appreciate your continued support.

Today, a new video was posted on the Plaintiff's Lawyer's YouTube channel .

This is a video of Mr. Eguchi and his defense team having a conversation while watching interrogation footage.

It is based on the contents of Mr. Eguchi's interrogation of the plaintiff himself in the lawsuit, and also includes the opinions of the defense team.

We would appreciate it if you could take a look at it and introduce it to everyone around you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Thank you very much for your support and messages for the ``Litigation Questioning Japan's Right to Stay Silent.''

 We will continue to do our best so that this can be the beginning of a change in criminal practice that disregards the right to remain silent.

 Today, we have submitted the "Plaintiff Preparation Document (3)" based on the evidence we have examined so far, and will be posting it as a litigation document.

In addition, the written opinion written by Professor Shota Abe (Kwansei Gakuin University), which had already been submitted as evidence, is also posted as litigation material (evidence).

 Professor Abe's written opinion provides theoretical support for the plaintiff's argument in this lawsuit, and his argument is very thorough and persuasive.

 I hope that as many people as possible will read this book.

 In order to disseminate further information, we plan to upload and publish videos on the plaintiff's attorney's team's YouTube channel in the near future.

 We will report again as soon as it is released.

 The next oral argument will be held on April 11th (Thursday) at 11:00 a.m. (Tokyo District Court, Courtroom No. 421).

Thank you for your continued support.