Fukushima Executives Acquitted of Negligence Over Deaths in Nuclear Disaster

Fukushima Executives Acquitted of Negligence Over Deaths in Nuclear Disaster
Tsunami waves hitting the coast of Minamisoma in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on March 11, 2011. Sadatsugu Tomizawa/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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A Japanese court has ruled that the three top executives of the Fukushima nuclear power plant weren’t responsible for the deaths of 44 people caught in the radioactive cloud thrown out during the 2011 reactor meltdown.

The Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19 acquitted the former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (Tepco) of the charges of professional negligence leading to death and injury, according to The Japan Times.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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