Dissatisfied with the ruling that ordered a total of more than 13.3 trillion yen in compensation to four former management teams, including the former chairman of TEPCO, for inflicting a large amount of damage on the company in the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Four people appealed on the 27th.
Since the shareholders who filed the complaint also appealed, the proceedings in which the responsibility of the former management was held over the nuclear accident will continue in the high court.
Shareholders of TEPCO will reimburse the company for 22 trillion yen for the five former management teams, saying that the company suffered a large amount of damage due to decommissioning work and compensation for evacuees due to the nuclear accident. I asked.
In the ruling on the 13th of this month, the Tokyo District Court acknowledged the responsibility of the former management team, and combined it with former chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, former president Masataka Shimizu, former vice president Ichiro Takekuro, and former vice president Sakae Mutou. I ordered compensation of 13,321 billion yen.
Four people, including the former chairman, appealed this ruling on the 27th.
On the other hand, the shareholders also appealed to five former management teams, including former managing director Akio Komori, who was not found liable for damages.
The Tokyo District Court's ruling acknowledged the civil liability of the former management over the nuclear accident for the first time, and the amount of compensation was considered to be the highest ever in a domestic trial, but the hearing will be moved to the Tokyo High Court due to the appeals of both parties. became.
TEPCO "Withhold answer"
TEPCO told the interview that "we will refrain from answering individual proceedings."