Arrested for throwing a shoe to protest the state secrets law ～Meeting calls for the immediate release of A

A meeting was held on December 26 near the Diet, calling for the immediate release of  A, who was arrested and has been detained for throwing a shoe in protest against the state secrets law. The day before his detention was to end, the emergency meeting was held to prevent his indictment. It also called for the abolishment of the state secrets protection law. UKAI Satoshi, a professor at Hitotsubashi University, and Lawyer ASANO Fumio talked at the meeting about the problems with the arrest. Meanwhile, Lawyers KAIDO Yuichi and KAMBARA Hajime, and KIMURA Yui from the shareholders’ class action lawsuit against TEPCO expressed their opinions on the problems with the deliberations and voting of the bill, as well as LDP Secretary General  ISHIBA Shigeru's remark. However, as  A was indicted for “forcible obstruction of business” on Dec. 27, the protest and struggles to support him continue. (By SHIRAISHI Takashi) 

 「秘密保護法」採決に靴投げ抗議～Aさんの即時釈放を求める院内集会

12 月26日正午から、参議院議員会館において、Aさんの解放と「秘密保護法」の廃止を求める12.26院内集会が開催された。これは、12月6日夜、参議院 本会議の裁決に抗議して靴を投げたAさんが逮捕、勾留されているが、27日の勾留期限を前に、即時釈放させ、起訴をさせないための緊急集会として開催され た。集会は3部構成で、第1部は弾圧の問題点などを一橋大の鵜飼哲さん、弁護団の浅野史生弁護士などが、第2部では法案審議と採決過程や石破発言につい て、海渡雄一弁護士、東電株主代表訴訟の木村結さん、神原元弁護士が発言した。（白石孝）