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REPORT ON FREE OMORI GATHERINGS 
AND ATTENDANCE AT THE SUPREME COURT. 6,5 JUNE 
 
A gathering was held in the afternoon of 5th June at small hall,
prior to the oral proceedings at the Supreme Court which was  
going to be taken place next day. More than 30 people have
gathered throughout the country. Banners read "Omori is 
is innocent!" and "Release immediately" were unbound and filled 
up the wall of gathering place. 
At the gathering, first, Omori Defense Group explaind the 
meaning of the oral proceedings from the defense counsel side.
Consequently, solidarity messages were announced from UPU/United
Prisoners' Union and Kyuen Renraku Center/The rescue group
working for the human rights when somebody got arrested or  
suppressed. Several utterances were raged impeaching the state
crime. Omori's wife who has flown from remote Hokkaido Pref,
came to join for this gathering and expressed an agony and a
bitterness with which Omori face under 18 years of imprisonment.
She has marriaged while Omori was in jail,and been supporting his 
struggle for his freedom. 
In the end of the gathering, participants claimed and 
reconfirmed to make further strong unification for the freedom
for Omori until his release.
 
AT THE SUPREME COURT
 
On 6th June, supporters came to gather for the attendance around
12 o'clock, more than a hour before the opening of the court. 
Banners with "FREE OMORI" slogans and picture of his face, were 
unbound and supporters wore shirts with slogans demanding 
for Omori's release.
Anarchists hoisted Black and Red flags. Under the heavy guard of
cops and the security officer from the court authorities, drawing 
of the addmission ticket was started at 1 o'clock.
Only 47 ticket were prepared despite there were more than 50  
people were willing to attend the hearing.
The oral proceedings has started at the court.  Since Omori is
not allowed to appear and plead himself in court, defense counsel 
made the oral proceedings on behalf of Omori. 
After the court, from 4 o'clock, defense counsel met the press
in the court precinct.
At 5 o'clock, a general gathering including lawyers was held at 
Tokyo Bar Association Hall. Lawyers summarized juridical problems 
of this fabricated trial. One of the main thing pointed out by  
lawyer was that several "evidences" were fabricated by the police.
And further more, Omori's speech and thought supporting the bomb
explosion itself at the Hokkaido office building, were regarded as
his self-confession neverthless he has never made any confession
while the investigation in his detention. 
The trial of the last instance will be held only once.
The judgement will be passed in August or September. Omori Defense
Group has released the following statement. 
 
8. June. 1994 
ARP 
P.O.Box 57
Sakyo Kyoto 
606, JAPAN
E-meil;arpresist@igc.apc.org
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STATEMENT FROM OMORI DEFENSE GROUP
 
Since his arrest of 10th August,1976, innocent Katsuhisa Omori is 
fabricated as a criminal of the bombing case of Hokkaido Pref 
office building, sentenced to death twice and still in jail for 
18 years. But now the truth is clear for all, that this judgement 
was filled with mistakes. We demand the Supreme Court which is
regarded as the center of the juridical administration, will end
this situation of unjust through passing the judgement in front of
the firm truth that Omori is innocent.
 
Police and prosecutor authorities have arrested Omori without any 
certain evidence, enforced to confess and finally fabricated  
tremendous number of "evidence" when they noticed that they could 
not get any deposition. 
Even after the trial has started, prosecutor disturbed our
defense acts of rebuttal evidence. The court of justice should  
have dismiss the prosecution in the name of an idea of justice
and fairness. 
 
Unfortunately, the court of justice has made same mistakes twice. 
The court has distorted the "evidence" which even prosecutors 
admits themselves that might have been unadopted. 
Irrational presumptions followed ignoring the principles of the 
justice. As a result, Omori was convicted.
Also mass-media is responsible for this process of using police 
and prosecutors' one-sided announcement filled with prediction and
prejudice.
This case is the unparalleld false charge in the history of laws. 
The Supreme Court which is responsible as the establishments
of human rights, should recorrect the misjudgement passed at
the lower court.
 
We firmly demand that the Supreme Court will repeal and reverse 
the judgement of "death penalty" and pass Omori a judgement of  
innocence under the true justice. 
 
6. June 1994
 
The Liaison Conference against flamed up trial and death penalty
brought by the case of Hokkaido Pre office building bombing / 
MORI O MAMORU KAI