Man who demanded Sakai's release gets suspended jail term

Tuesday 22nd December, 05:49 AM JST

TOKYO —

The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a 44-year-old man to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for obstructing police duties by threatening to bomb a police station unless actress Noriko Sakai was released.

Judge Toshiaki Fujii ruled that Masami Kambara, 44, committed a ‘‘malicious crime’’ in sending an e-mail message to Fuji Television Network Inc on Aug 27 saying he had planted a time bomb at Wangan Police Station in Tokyo, where Sakai was being detained on drug charges, and the station would ‘‘be turned into a sea of fire’’ unless police released her. Sakai, 38, received a suspended term for possessing and using illegal stimulant drugs in November.

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8 Comments

goddog at 08:34 AM JST - 22nd December

Guy sounds like a nut case.
zhazam05 at 09:18 AM JST - 22nd December

Better to send This poor wasterel to a "RUBBER" Room!At least until he gets over his "Sakaidosis" It may be catching!!
dolphingirl at 11:40 AM JST - 22nd December

I thought sending a threatening email was brilliant!!

Maybe he will go to the same university as Sakai!
DenDon at 03:36 PM JST - 22nd December

I reckon he had the hots for her, how romantic
womanforwomen at 04:42 PM JST - 22nd December

a 44 year old behaving this way? Please don't tell me he was unemployed, divorced etc.. again the same pattern of ...
numbskull at 05:44 PM JST - 22nd December

Right motive. Wrong modus operandi.
buggerlugs at 07:16 PM JST - 22nd December

Was he threatening to bomb the station she was in? If so then ummm... Idiot.
jyankenpon at 12:27 AM JST - 23rd December

Poor guy has the hots for her, his heart is on fire with desire. His new cell mate BabaChan will extinguish it soon enough.