I wonder if there was a collection for Pidyom Shvuyim for the mikoshesh when he was jailed.
It is sad that there are jewish criminals. On the other hand, Jewish criminals should be treated the same as everyone else by whatever legal system they reside under, or CHOOSE to do a crime under.
I dont know the specifics of what these young did or did not do (there are as many stories as internet users), but from all accounts it appears that they were guilty of naivete.
They have legal representation to be sure, but I cant imagine irresponsible comments such as “Japan is not a democracy; it does not work according to what is fair and what is not.” are helping these young men in any way.