We are deeply convinced that the death penalty is absolutely inadmissable, above all, because it is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent.
The probability of passing unlawful sentences is high nowadays, because justice is not independent from the state and it is known to be corrupt.
Shoko Asahara’s case is a good example. As we learned from the books by well-known Japanese lawyers Osamu Watanabe and Yoshihiro Yasuda, who were defending Shoko Asahara, there were numerous violations of the law in the process of investigation and the outcome of the trial was predetermined even before the first sitting of the court!