# Asahikawa courtroom disruption sentencing > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/asahikawa-courtroom-disruption-sentencing > Updated: 2026-10-03T01:00:33.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. Tetsushi Murayama, a 48-year-old man, disrupted a high-profile murder trial at the Asahikawa District Court in Hokkaido, Japan. During the sentencing of Riko Uchida for the death of a high school girl, Murayama entered the courtroom and shouted demands for the death penalty and criticisms of the 27-year prison sentence. Investigations revealed that Murayama gained access by lying to staff about a medical emergency. He had previously scouted the courthouse and had considered attacking a prisoner transport vehicle with a hammer and spray. Prosecutors characterized his actions as premeditated attempts to impose his own sense of justice. On October 3, the court sentenced Murayama to two years of imprisonment with a five-year suspended sentence. While the judge described his motives as “self-centered and dogmatic,” the suspended sentence was granted in consideration of his admission of guilt and psychiatric evaluations. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-03: Asahikawa court disruption leads to suspended sentence for man A man received a suspended sentence after storming an Asahikawa courtroom to protest the 27-year sentence given to a high school girl's killer, having previously planned to attack the prisoner transport. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/asahikawa-court-disruption-leads-to-suspended-sentence-for-man ### 2026-09-11: Prosecution seeks two-year sentence for man who interrupted Asahikawa murder trial A man who interrupted the sentencing of Riko Uchida in Asahikawa by shouting in the courtroom faces a requested two-year sentence for trespass and obstruction of business. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/prosecution-seeks-two-year-sentence-for-man-who-interrupted-asahikawa-murder-trial --- Cite as: Asahikawa courtroom disruption sentencing. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/asahikawa-courtroom-disruption-sentencing