Alleged gangster sentenced to death in Japan
A court in Japan convicted an alleged gangster and sentenced him to death today for the fatal shooting of a popular mayor in a crime that stunned a nation that takes pride in its rigid gun-control laws.
Tetsuya Shiroo was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Nagasaki District Court, court spokesman Hiroyuki Mano said. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, while the defence had argued that was too harsh.
