It is a beginning of another year. Happy New Year! I really appreciate your strong support for our union campaign. Above all, I express my heartfelt esteem and gratitude for all self-sacrificing efforts to fight for acquittal and reinstatement of JRU7 and Brother Kato.
Incredible numbers of false charges have been disclosed so far in Japan. The criminal courts in the U.S. and Europe stick to philosophy to respect human rights; philosophy that declares “Even if we fail to convict the ten real culprits, we must not penalize one guiltless person.” If the courts in Japan relied on this philosophy, there could be no false charges including the Ashikaga Case. It is extremely tragic that a guiltless person has been imprisoned for as long as 17 years. Both the JRU7 Case and the Gamagoori Station Case are approaching the fighting of critical importance in the Supreme Court. In order to protect the right to organize, we need to exert ourselves to fight back with unyielding resolve. [more]
