Prosecutors in HIV-tainted blood case to demand jail term

Prosecutors in HIV-tainted blood case to demand jail term

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Akihito Matsumura, former director general of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Health and Service Bureau, who is charged with professional negligence leading to the AIDS deaths of two hemophiliac and liver patients treated with unheated blood products. Prosecutors began closing arguments at the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 27.

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