Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5383053-20121229023307/@comment-6192846-20130204230058

It might be considered a murder weapon simply because it is a sword and lending it to a stranger(?) would be like giving some one a gun because they say they need it.

It might also be an excuse since Gallerian is a judge and maybe he's pulling the evidence card to keep the deadly sin artifact away from people until he stores  it in the theater.