French journalist prosecuted summary for entering 20km area

 

3/2/2012, a French freelance camera man (31) was prosecuted summary for entering 20kmarea to violate the Fundamental Disaster Relief Act with 3 other Japanese citizens. They did not have the permission to enter.
Fukushima summary court ordered each for 100,000 yen fine.

This is the first legal penalty for entering the alerting area. Fukushima District Public Prosecutor’s Office states, it was not necessary nor urgent. They needed to consider maintenance of public order inside of the alerting zone.

The French journalist was also prosecuted for forging the ID pass to enter the zone but they shelved an indictment on 3/2/2012.

Source

仏カメラマンら警戒区域入り罰金 福島地検が初の刑事処分

東京電力福島第1原発から半径20キロの警戒区域内に許可なく立ち入ったとして、福島地検は2日、災害対策基本法違反の罪でフランス国籍のフリーカメラマン(31)ら男性4人を略式起訴したと発表した。福島簡裁は同日までに、罰金10万円の略式命令をそれぞれ出した。

原発事故の警戒区域立ち入りをめぐる刑事処分は初めて。地検は「緊急性や必要性が認められず、警戒区域の治安維持などを考慮した」と説明した。

フリーカメラマンは偽造の通行証を使った偽造有印私文書行使の疑いでも送検されていたが、2日付で起訴猶予。残る3人は米国籍の自営業者、大津市の会社員、浜松市の運転手。

2012/03/02 21:46 【共同通信】

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