Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

Andrei Novosyolov, a former seaman from Russia, attends a press conference in the northern Japan city of Sapporo on March 7, 2017, after the Sapporo District Court acquitted him over a 1997 handgun possession case in a retrial. While his defense counsel argued his conviction was based on evidence collected through a likely illegal sting operation, the court did not judge if the investigation was legitimate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

Andrei Novosyolov (L), a former seaman from Russia, attends a press conference in the northern Japan city of Sapporo on March 7, 2017, after the Sapporo District Court acquitted him over a 1997 handgun possession case in a retrial. While his defense counsel argued his conviction was based on evidence collected through a likely illegal sting operation, the court did not judge if the investigation was legitimate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

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

Russian man acquitted in gun case retrial

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

Prosecutors call for acquittal of Russian in gun case retrial

Prosecutors call for acquittal of Russian in gun case retrial

Russian Andrei Novosyolov (C), a former seaman, attends a press conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2017, after prosecutors called for his acquittal at the Sapporo District Court earlier that day in a retrial over a 1997 handgun possession case. Novosyolov served two years in prison, following his previous conviction based on evidence collected through a likely illegal sting operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo