
福島県浪江町津島地区の住民が国と東京電力を提訴した津島訴訟で、仙台高裁は東京電力のみの責任を認め、損害賠償を命じた。国の責任は認めず、2022年の最高裁判決に沿った判断となった。津島地区は事故後全域に避難指示が出され、現在も98%以上の区域で指示が継続中。居住人口は12世帯19人に減少。石垣陽介裁判長は判決後に住民の気持ちに言及し、帰還の実現を願った。
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福島第一原発事故後、浪江町津島地区は全域に避難指示が出され、住民は全町避難を余儀なくされた。2022年の最高裁判決では、同様の訴訟において国の責任が否定されていた。
東京電力福島第一原発事故で全町避難となった福島県浪江町津島地区の住民が、国と東電に地域の原状回復などを求めた「津島訴訟」で、仙台高裁(石垣陽介裁判長)は16日、東電のみの責任を認めて損害賠償を命じた。一方、国の責任は認めなかった。2022年の最高裁判決に沿った結論となった。
21年の一審・福島地裁郡山支部判決は、国が東電に津波対策を命じていれば事故は回避できたとして、東電だけでなく国の責任も認めていた。
しかし、22年に最高裁が別の同種訴訟で「現実の地震・津波は想定よりはるかに大規模で、防潮堤を設置させても事故を防げなかった」として、国の責任を否定。下級審でも同様の司法判断が続いた。
そこで、津島訴訟の原告側は控訴審で、最高裁が判断済みの従来の津波対策から論点を切り替え、国による原発の過酷事故対策が不十分だったとする主張を展開した。
国が、電力会社に長時間の電源喪失があっても原子炉を冷やし続ける対策を取らせずに原発を運転させたことが違法だったと訴えていた。
国は責任がないことは最高裁判決で結論が出ているとの立場をとり、東電は責任を争っていなかった。
津島地区は約1400人の人口があったが事故で全域に避難指示が出た。23年に役場支所近くなどの避難指示が解除されたが、面積の98%以上で避難指示が続いて住民は周辺自治体などに避難している。9月末の居住人口は12世帯19人。
石垣裁判長はこの日の判決を言い渡した後、「突然穏やかな生活が奪われ、悲痛な思いを抱いていることはよく伝わった。国と自治体が責任を持って住民の思いをくみ取り、ふるさとに帰りたいという願いが叶うことを切に願う」と語った。
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The Tsu District Court sentenced Mizutoyo Mizutani (55), a former truck driver who was driving while looking at his smartphone, to seven years in prison, as requested, in connection with a rear-end collision that occurred on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, which killed six people. It was determined that at the time of the accident, the defendant was driving at approximately 82 km/h while watching a TikTok video. Additionally, the president of a transportation company who was found to be working illegal overtime has been referred to prosecutors.

The Tsu District Court sentenced Mizutoyo Mizutani (55), a former truck driver who was driving while staring at his smartphone, to seven years in prison, as requested by prosecutors, in a multiple accident that killed six people on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture in March 2024. A total of six people died in the accident, including five members of Matsumoto's family and Keizo Takamine.

The 7th trial of Daisuke Tabuchi (54), who was accused of assaulting and assaulting a special public servant during an interrogation by the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department, was held on the 19th, after he was accused of assaulting and assaulting a special public servant.During questioning, the defendant once again denied any charges of assault, saying that he was trying to carry out his duties as a public prosecutor.