The bereaved families and victims of the large-scale debris flow victims in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, established the "Victims' Association" and created the embankment that was the starting point of the debris flow. It has been revealed that a criminal complaint will be filed against the landowner in the near future.
About 20 bereaved families and victims of the large-scale debris flow that occurred in Atami City in July established the "Embankment Outflow Accident Victims' Association", and on the 13th, representatives of the bereaved families and lawyers gathered in Atami City. We held a meeting at.
Among them, lawyers said, "This debris flow is a man-made disaster caused by an improperly created embankment in the upstream area," said the president of the real estate company at the time when the embankment was created, and 10 years ago. It has been revealed that the current owner who purchased the land will be charged with criminal charges next week on suspicion of serious negligence and fatal injury.
In addition, the proceedings for damages will be filed in the Numazu branch of the Shizuoka District Court by the end of September.
Yuji Seshita (53), the eldest son of Yoko Seshita who died and the chairman of the "Victims' Association," said, "What all the victims have in common is that anger is the driving force. I don't want to hear the apology, I want you to take responsibility. "
In addition, lawyer Hirotaro Kato, who is the chairman of the defense team, said, "I heard from the bereaved family that they would not have died without the embankment. I want to clarify. "