Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

Andrei Novosyolov (C), a former seaman from Russia, arrives at the Sapporo District Court in the northern Japan city of Sapporo on March 7, 2017, to hear the court's ruling on a retrial over a 1997 handgun possession case. While his defense counsel argued his conviction was based on evidence collected through a likely illegal sting operation, the court acquitted Novosyolov without judging if the investigation was legitimate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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