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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.Trial of TEPCO executives over Fukushima disaster heads to conclusion
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
22 Comments
smithinjapan
Get those suspended sentences ready! Followed by golden parachutes at jobs at universities or city halls.
Norman Goodman
I think the government is ambidextrous enough it really can jail those creeps and work on the reactor and solve the water problem all at the same time. Its really not just two guys sitting in an office. Its a veritable army of people.
Norman Goodman
Jail for life please.
Satedaya
They won't be convicted.
Personally I would like government and everyone to focus on the bigger issue - contaminated water and nuclear reactor.
yakyak
GUILTY of corporate negligence. Banished to Oshima for life!
Kobe White Bar Owner
geraldinesato
Ashamed on you!
Don't disregard all the victims and residents in Fukushima!
Just do your obligations UNTIL THE LAST ONE!
Star-viking
No, they did not ignore the warning: they were investigating it, which was a hell of a lot more than anyone else was doing: hence 20,000 tsunami deaths in Tohoku.
Strangerland
A few years before the incident, officials at Fukushima were warned of a tsunami the size of the one that hit, but they ignored the advice because it was too expensive.
Sergey
In Russia, we know what a nuclear disaster is.
People have sorrow and they want revenge. They can be understood. But understand the people who worked nuclear power. Forecasting the effects of the tsunami at 100% is not realistic.
TARA TAN KITAOKA
These people are guilty as charged, no one gets away with such a visual & dramatic disaster. Apology ???. will the dead come back ???.
Spitfire
TIJ,
Suspended sentence.
Derek Grebe
Trial of TEPCO executives over Fukushima disaster heads to total exoneration and a nice fat package of taxpayers' money to apologise for inconveniencing them. There - fixed it.
Come on - we can't expect the Old Boys' Club to be accountable for anything, surely? Let's remember where we are, people.
アツイ ハル
unfortunately,
Japanese government has appointment right of judges.
and present Abe government support nuclear industries.
Chip Star
Bingo. The Japanese "justice" system at work.
wanderlust
They've apologised, shown a degree of remorse, however insincere it may have been; so even if they are even found guilty, expect a token suspended sentence at the most.
And even then, they'll appeal to a Higher Court which would in all likelihood dismiss the case.
dbsaiya
I'm inclined to agree with the professor. It is unfortunate and very aggravating that these men can live a life of luxury while others have had their lives ruined by their negligence and incompetence.