Victim's spouse asks gov't to set up life term without parole

Victim's spouse asks gov't to set up life term without parole

TOKYO, Japan - Alberto Stucki (R), whose wife and daughter were killed in Miyazaki in 2004, hands a petition with 80,000 signatures to Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama at the Justice Ministry on Nov. 2, asking the government to set up a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Stucki, 51, a resident of Kyoto with dual Italian and Swiss nationalities, has been taking issue with the Japanese penal system in which most inmates sentenced to life in prison are later released on parole. Stucki's wife and daughter were burned to death in May 2004 after a burglar broke into their home, stole 550,000 yen and set the house ablaze. The burglar is serving a term of life in prison.

European calls for establishing life in prison without parole

European calls for establishing life in prison without parole

SAGA, Japan - Alberto Stucki, a Japan-based European businessman whose wife and daughter were killed in 2004 by a Japanese man, poses for a photo in front of the Saga prefectural government office in Saga on Oct. 23. In a news conference at the office, Stucki renewed his call for the establishment of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

Adrian Vogt and Flavio Stucki attend the "No Time To Die" premiere during the 17th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 28, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Francois Glories/ABACAPRESS.COM

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

Adrian Vogt and Flavio Stucki attend the "No Time To Die" premiere during the 17th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 28, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Francois Glories/ABACAPRESS.COM

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

Adrian Vogt and Flavio Stucki attend the "No Time To Die" premiere during the 17th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 28, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Francois Glories/ABACAPRESS.COM

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

Adrian Vogt and Flavio Stucki attend the "No Time To Die" premiere during the 17th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 28, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Francois Glories/ABACAPRESS.COM

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

17th Zurich Film Festival - No Time To Die Premiere

Adrian Vogt and Flavio Stucki attend the "No Time To Die" premiere during the 17th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 28, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Francois Glories/ABACAPRESS.COM

Victim's spouse asks gov't to set up life term without parole

Victim's spouse asks gov't to set up life term without parole

TOKYO, Japan - Alberto Stucki (R), whose wife and daughter were killed in Miyazaki in 2004, hands a petition with 80,000 signatures to Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama at the Justice Ministry on Nov. 2, asking the government to set up a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Stucki, 51, a resident of Kyoto with dual Italian and Swiss nationalities, has been taking issue with the Japanese penal system in which most inmates sentenced to life in prison are later released on parole. Stucki's wife and daughter were burned to death in May 2004 after a burglar broke into their home, stole 550,000 yen and set the house ablaze. The burglar is serving a term of life in prison. (Kyodo)

European calls for establishing life in prison without parole

European calls for establishing life in prison without parole

SAGA, Japan - Alberto Stucki, a Japan-based European businessman whose wife and daughter were killed in 2004 by a Japanese man, poses for a photo in front of the Saga prefectural government office in Saga on Oct. 23. In a news conference at the office, Stucki renewed his call for the establishment of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. (Kyodo)