Demand for the immediate and unconditional release of Associate Prof. Masaki Shimoji

On Sunday morning of 9 December 2012, the Osaka prefectural police arrested and charged Masaki Shimoji, Associate Professor of Economy at Hannan University, for three alleged offences, violation of the ‘railway services act’; forcible obstruction of business; and unlawfull trespass.

We believe arrest of Shimoji is unlawful and he should be released immediately. We fear that this is a crude attempt to intimidate those citizens opposed to the nationwide spread of radioactive materials.

The plans are proposed to commence in February 2013. After receiving and incinerating the earthquake debris from the north of Japan, local governments will then landfill the ashes. The central Japanese government
has pushed the program to ‘share the burden by all’ and has asked local governments throughout the nation to accept debris from earthquake zones.

Statement from Dr. Helen Caldicott in support of Professor Shimoji

Professor Shimoji is a brave and moral man who is worried about his students and future generations. It is imperative that he be supported in his quest to halt incineration of radioactive waste in Osaka and elsewhere in Japan as this will add to the misery, sickness and deaths that will be the Fukushima legacy.  Helen Caldicott

Petition:  http://keepcivicactivity.jimdo.com/english/

*Demand for the immediate and unconditional release of Associate Prof. Masaki Shimoji
*Statement of Prof. Masaki Shimoji

(Reference) The Japanese Government Wants to Spread Radioactive Debris Throughout Japan  http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/japanese-government-wants-to-spread.html