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Japan Court: TEPCO Execs Not Guilty in Fukushima Disaster

Associated Press

   TOKYO - A Japanese court ruled Thursday that three former executives of
   Tokyo Electric Power Company were not guilty of professional negligence
   in the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant because
   ensuring absolute safety at nuclear plants was not a government
   requirement at that time.

   The ruling by the Tokyo District Court ended the only criminal trial
   related to the nuclear accident that has kept tens of thousands of
   residents away from their homes because of lingering radiation
   contamination.

   Lawyers representing the 5,700 Fukushima residents who filed the
   criminal complaint said they will push prosecutors to appeal the
   decision. A group of supporters stood outside the court Thursday with
   placards reading "Unjust ruling."
   

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