Ex-TEPCO execs should be charged over Fukushima: panel
Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2014 - An independent legal panel on Thursday called for criminal charges to be brought against three former executives of the Fukushima nuclear plant operator for their role in the 2011 atomic disaster. The ruling - issued by a judicial review panel composed of ordinary citizens - could ultimately pave the way for an indictment, after prosecutors announced last year that they would not pursue a ... more

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