Wife of 1970 JAL hijacker gets 2 yrs over passport violation

Wife of 1970 JAL hijacker gets 2 yrs over passport violation

TOKYO, Japan - Emiko Akagi (file photo), the wife of Shiro Akagi, a former member of the Red Army Faction group that hijacked a Japan Airlines passenger plane in 1970, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years, by the Tokyo District Court on Oct. 15. Akagi was charged with violating the passport law and forging documents. (Kyodo)

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