The Supreme Court, the Justice Ministry and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office have received several letters containing threatening images or unknown liquids and also calling for the cancellation of the lay judge system that debuts May 21, police and investigative sources said Friday.
Tokyo police said they are investigating what appears to be a case of intimidation, which is a criminal offense.
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