Acquittal of two former Tepco executives to be finalized

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Acquittal of Fukushima nuclear plant operator ex-bosses finalized

Japan's top court said Thursday it had finalized the acquittal of two former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant charged with professional negligence over the…

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The Supreme Court of Japan declared innocent two ex-executors who had been accused of negligence over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in 2011 and the subsequent deaths of dozens of elderly residents during their forced evacuation.

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It's been 14 years since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the acquittal of the former management, bringing the trial to a close. "The responsibility for the accident will be left unresolved." Families of those killed in the accident and those who were forced to leave their hometowns expressed their anger.

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Supreme Court Acquits 2 TEPCO Execs of Negligence; Unforeseeability of Huge Tsunami in Fukushima Cited

The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that acquitted two former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. of criminal negligence over the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, concluding that they could not have foreseen the massive tsunami that triggered the accident.

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Acquittal of two former Tepco executives to be finalized

The Supreme Court supported the lower courts' decisions that the accident was unpredictable and decided to dismiss an appeal by lawyers acting as prosecutors.

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Almost forty years have passed since the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, but the land is still contaminated. The so-called 'Exclusion Zone'...