3 Ex-TEPCO Execs to Face Criminal Charges in Nuclear Crisis

A Japanese judicial committee has decided that three former utility executives should face criminal charges and stand trial for their alleged negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster
3 Ex-TEPCO Execs to Face Criminal Charges in Nuclear Crisis
The Associated Press
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TOKYO—A Japanese judicial committee has decided that three former utility executives should face criminal charges and stand trial for their alleged negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

A document released Friday showed the committee voted in favor of indicting Tsunehisa Katsumata, who was chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the time of the crisis, along with two other former executives.