From Delbert Grady a Japanese speaking anti-SGI activist. Big story in Japan

About two years ago I reported on a truly horrific case of a five-year-old boy who starved to death in Fukuoka:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sgiwhistleblowers/comments/nh2yfn/another_sgi_tragedy/

Here is an update on the subsequent trials. During a hearing the mother was asked what she was doing between 8 and 10pm of April 18th, 2020, as the boy's life was expiring from starvation. Journalist for the Shukan Bunshun reports that the mother immediately replied, "I was chanting to the Gohonzon." The courtroom fell into icy silence as the judge let out a gasp. On June 2022 the Tokyo District Court sentenced the mother to five years in prison.

As for the mother's shakubuku sponsor Akabori, the Tokyo District Court noted on September 21, 2022, that she was indeed the mastermind who "controlled the victim's family through a series of deceptions" and sentenced her to fifteen years in prison. Just yesterday (3/9/23) the High Court rejected Akabori's appeal and upheld the District Court ruling.

Throughout the trials Akabori denied any responsibility, claiming she never told a single lie. "I was only trying to help because she told me she was struggling," she testified. "If I were her I would have gone to the hospital. It is entirely the responsibility of the mother." I'm sure most of us here have heard similar refrains during our Gakkai years...Her lack of remorse was harshly noted in the ruling as "conniving and malicious."

Sources:

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4ef72cefc78fa902e09c808092c4499202cc1d9e

https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE096630Z00C23A3000000/

https://matomame.jp/user/yonepo665/c32af80b4989cc16580b