Arrest during Henoko protest activity 2nd court also certified illegal Fukuoka High Court Naha Branch October 7 19:03
In the trial where the Sasakawa Award writer Masatoshi Metori complained that he was improperly restrained or arrested during the protests of the US Army Futenma base relocation plan, the 2nd Fukuoka High Court Naha Branch followed the 1st trial. The arrest by the Japan Coast Guard recognized that it was illegal, but the appeal against the response of the US military was rejected.
Writer Masatoshi Metori (59) violated the "Special Criminal Law" associated with the US-Japan Status Agreement after being arrested by the US military for entering a prohibited area during protests off Henoko off Nago City three years ago Was urgently arrested by the Japan Coast Guard on the suspicion of, and was subsequently suspended.
Makoto Matori asked the country for compensation, for example, because the US military did not reveal the reason for restraint, and it was illegal for the Coast Guard to receive an emergency arrest without being handed over immediately.
On July 7, Judge Masamichi Okubo of Naha Branch of Fukuoka High Court recognized that emergency arrest was illegal following the first trial and ordered the country to compensate 80,000 yen, but the US military response after detention, etc. The appeal against was rejected.
Mamedori expressed his idea of appealing the judgment to the Supreme Court.
Maeda Makoto won the Yodogawa Prize in 1997 for a novel based on the theme of the Battle of Okinawa, and has published a review of the Okinawa base issue.