REPORT ON FREE OMORI GATHERINGS AND ATTENDANCE AT THE SUPREME COURT. 6,5 JUNE A gathering was held in the afternoon of 5th June at small hall, prior to the oral proceedings at the Supreme Court which was going to be taken place next day. More than 30 people have gathered throughout the country. Banners read "Omori is is innocent!" and "Release immediately" were unbound and filled up the wall of gathering place. At the gathering, first, Omori Defense Group explaind the meaning of the oral proceedings from the defense counsel side. Consequently, solidarity messages were announced from UPU/United Prisoners' Union and Kyuen Renraku Center/The rescue group working for the human rights when somebody got arrested or suppressed. Several utterances were raged impeaching the state crime. Omori's wife who has flown from remote Hokkaido Pref, came to join for this gathering and expressed an agony and a bitterness with which Omori face under 18 years of imprisonment. She has marriaged while Omori was in jail,and been supporting his struggle for his freedom. In the end of the gathering, participants claimed and reconfirmed to make further strong unification for the freedom for Omori until his release. AT THE SUPREME COURT On 6th June, supporters came to gather for the attendance around 12 o'clock, more than a hour before the opening of the court. Banners with "FREE OMORI" slogans and picture of his face, were unbound and supporters wore shirts with slogans demanding for Omori's release. Anarchists hoisted Black and Red flags. Under the heavy guard of cops and the security officer from the court authorities, drawing of the addmission ticket was started at 1 o'clock. Only 47 ticket were prepared despite there were more than 50 people were willing to attend the hearing. The oral proceedings has started at the court. Since Omori is not allowed to appear and plead himself in court, defense counsel made the oral proceedings on behalf of Omori. After the court, from 4 o'clock, defense counsel met the press in the court precinct. At 5 o'clock, a general gathering including lawyers was held at Tokyo Bar Association Hall. Lawyers summarized juridical problems of this fabricated trial. One of the main thing pointed out by lawyer was that several "evidences" were fabricated by the police. And further more, Omori's speech and thought supporting the bomb explosion itself at the Hokkaido office building, were regarded as his self-confession neverthless he has never made any confession while the investigation in his detention. The trial of the last instance will be held only once. The judgement will be passed in August or September. Omori Defense Group has released the following statement. 8. June. 1994 ARP P.O.Box 57 Sakyo Kyoto 606, JAPAN E-meil;arpresist@igc.apc.org //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// STATEMENT FROM OMORI DEFENSE GROUP Since his arrest of 10th August,1976, innocent Katsuhisa Omori is fabricated as a criminal of the bombing case of Hokkaido Pref office building, sentenced to death twice and still in jail for 18 years. But now the truth is clear for all, that this judgement was filled with mistakes. We demand the Supreme Court which is regarded as the center of the juridical administration, will end this situation of unjust through passing the judgement in front of the firm truth that Omori is innocent. Police and prosecutor authorities have arrested Omori without any certain evidence, enforced to confess and finally fabricated tremendous number of "evidence" when they noticed that they could not get any deposition. Even after the trial has started, prosecutor disturbed our defense acts of rebuttal evidence. The court of justice should have dismiss the prosecution in the name of an idea of justice and fairness. Unfortunately, the court of justice has made same mistakes twice. The court has distorted the "evidence" which even prosecutors admits themselves that might have been unadopted. Irrational presumptions followed ignoring the principles of the justice. As a result, Omori was convicted. Also mass-media is responsible for this process of using police and prosecutors' one-sided announcement filled with prediction and prejudice. This case is the unparalleld false charge in the history of laws. The Supreme Court which is responsible as the establishments of human rights, should recorrect the misjudgement passed at the lower court. We firmly demand that the Supreme Court will repeal and reverse the judgement of "death penalty" and pass Omori a judgement of innocence under the true justice. 6. June 1994 The Liaison Conference against flamed up trial and death penalty brought by the case of Hokkaido Pre office building bombing / MORI O MAMORU KAI