Talk:Re: Chapter 130/@comment-24494906-20170625013059

Regarding Furuta's letter on the last page:

Furuta's order is modeled and after and almost word-for-word identical to the order that the Japanese Minister of Justice usually issues to the prosecutor to order that a death sentence is to be carried out.

The process is like this:
 * A court sentences the accused to death.
 * The prosecutor sends a request in writing to the Minister of Justice asking for permission to carry out the death penalty. Here, the letter by the prosecutor is dated April 15th.
 * In writing, the Minister of Justice orders the sentence to be carried out as laid down in the court judgment. The missive orders execution without delay, which in practice means that the death sentence is carried out in the next few days. I guess since it involves the Ghoul Countermeasures Law, the Chairman takes the minister's place here, but there is currently no Chairman, so the Bureau Director substitutes and issues the order. Furuta's order is dated April 23rd.

I suspect a copy of the order was actually not attached to Mutsuki's letter, as Yoriko would be long dead before it reached Kaneki. I believe the shot of the order on the last page is actually a flash forward for dramatic effect. I think this suggests that Kaneki will not meet up with Mutsuki.