TV personality Dewi ordered to pay 200,000 yen fine over assaults
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Dewi Sukarno, an 86-year-old Japanese TV personality and widow of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, was ordered by a court on Tues
Japanese TV personality Dewi Sukarno, 86, has been ordered to pay a 200,000 yen fine for assaulting her former assistant and manager, according to a Tokyo District Court ruling on Tuesday. Judge Toshikazu Ishida stated that the throwing of a champagne glass at the victim was dangerous and noted there were no extenuating circumstances.
Dewi was accused of throwing the glass at her assistant at a restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on February 13, 2022, and punching and kicking her manager at an animal hospital in the same district on October 28, 2022. During the trial, Dewi expressed remorse for her actions. She incurred losses of approximately 90 million yen due to canceled appearances following the incidents, as per her defense lawyer.
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