June 26, 2013
Two citizens who were attacked by participants of an anti-Korean demonstration in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on June 24 filed criminal complaints with the police department.
The two are a 60-year-old woman and a 28-year-old office worker.
In Shinjuku’s Okubo district, known as “Korean town”, hate speech groups every weekend organize a march against Korean and Chinese residents in Japan.
On June 16, when the two complainants took part in a protest against the march, they were physically assaulted by marchers. The 60-year-old complainant was kicked in her thigh while the 28-year-old suffered a blow.
The counsel for the complainants consists of 152 lawyers, including former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations Utsunomiya Kenji.
The two are a 60-year-old woman and a 28-year-old office worker.
In Shinjuku’s Okubo district, known as “Korean town”, hate speech groups every weekend organize a march against Korean and Chinese residents in Japan.
On June 16, when the two complainants took part in a protest against the march, they were physically assaulted by marchers. The 60-year-old complainant was kicked in her thigh while the 28-year-old suffered a blow.
The counsel for the complainants consists of 152 lawyers, including former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations Utsunomiya Kenji.
