28-03-2025
American Banker on Trial Says Innocent Verdict Will Help Japan
An American former executive of a large Japanese brokerage who has been criminally charged in Japan asked a court to rule him innocent, and said the outcome of his trial will have bearings on the country's standing as an international financial hub.
'Unfounded and speculative conclusions drawn by the prosecutors in this case have led to widespread concerns about the legal risk of working in Japan,' Trevor Hill, the former head of equity at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., said in the Tokyo District Court on Thursday.
