The threatening content of Kyoto Outbreak, which is mass infectious, is also the threatening content of the new Corona 4:52 on April 9

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Hundreds of calls and e-mails were sent to universities and stakeholders in connection with the outbreak of the new coronavirus, mainly among students at Kyoto Sangyo University. Some intimidating inquiries were made, and lawyers familiar with human rights issues pointed out that "excessive accusations can be considered crimes."

A group of infected individuals called "clusters" of the new coronavirus has emerged, mainly among students from Kyoto Sangyo University in Kita-ku, Kyoto, and 74 people have been confirmed in at least 13 prefectures by the 8th.

Under these circumstances, according to the university, since the confirmation of the student's infection last month on 29th, there have been a series of calls and e-mails including accusations and slanders, and hundreds of cases by the 4th of this month.

In some cases, the phone call was "Tell me the address of the infected student," and when the person in charge refused, he said, "I will light up the university."

In addition, there are restaurants in Kyoto City that have posted stickers that refuse entry of students from Kyoto Sangyo University, and there have been cases in which children of university staff have been told not to leave the nursery school.

A university official said, "We have released information to prevent the spread of infection, but staff and students are still there."

Lawyer "Extreme blame is a crime"

Attorney Seiji Toyofuku, who is familiar with human rights issues, has said that Kyoto Sangyo University and its stakeholders are receiving a series of calls that seem to be criticized and defamatory, and that excessive blame may be a crime.

Attorney Toyofuku stated, "Requesting students to teach their names and addresses is a crime of extortion, and" igniting "can be a criminal offense, such as a threat of intimidation or a breach of power. Depending on the content, you may be held liable in a civil trial. "

Regarding the transmission of the new coronavirus to students this time, "In such an emergency situation, it is important to deliver the right information to the world.Kyoto Sangyo University provides detailed information on its website, etc. If you continue to accuse, you may be hesitant to withdraw information or shrink. "

At the same time, Toyofuku said that "the bad thing is not the new coronavirus, it is not the person who was going to be", "I want you to take positively the information of the infected person not as a criticism of anyone but as a lesson on how to prevent infection. ".

Store owners who refuse to enter the store "just to prevent infection"

On this month, at the entrance of a restaurant in Kyoto city, a paper stating, "Please refrain from entering Kyoto Sangyo University students and other students with exchanges for the time being." Was.

The store said that after a certain period of time, the sticker was removed on the 7th, and a man at the store said, "I was worried about the store because elderly people and small children also visited the store. I did not intend to discriminate, it was just an infection prevention measure. "