FreeHoshino! #203
People's anger has erupted against the authorities. The administration discards Fukushima's nuclear incident, and decided re-operation of the nuclear power plant. Hoshino's supporters are active for Free Hoshino movement against Abe regime. Our activities come along with the Japan National Rail Ways movement. We carried out a signature collecting campaign in a bid to recall 1047 former stuff of JNRW who were forced to be unwaged. Spring Labor Offensive Rally Hoshino was fighting for the society to change so that people can live more humanly. Since he struggled at the reversion of Okinawa in the early 70's, authorities sentenced him a life imprisonment. However, Hoshino has never given up his hope. Our disappointment against the authorities, which has kept Hoshino for 39 years, with the anger of the young labors suffered by the neo-liberalists, will bring us together to save Hoshino. The next step is to disclose all evidences including the confession statements of the eleven witnesses. In January, the 36th Free Hoshino Group was formed in Iwate
Hoshino's struggle has proceeded to a decisive battle with workers rising up by winning the class unity. K- Center committed at the 2.9 Shibuya large demonstration and the twice Tokushima prison demonstrations. The various groups of Doro-Mito enacted the resolution to collaborate for Free Hoshino. Prosecutors Must Put Out the Negative Films A large movement for disclosing of evidences is our main activity of 2014. In the three-party-meeting on December 25 last year, our attorneys won to disclose the negative of the films, which became the significant evidence. However, the prosecutors say that they do not show the developed photos because they said " We failed in scanning the films." Hoshino did not beat the police officer. A photo that Ichiromaru, a police officer, took in front of Tokyu department store in Shibuya will become a conclusive evidence. However, the Tokyo High Court 11th Criminal Division has dismissed the retrial because "There is a vestige of a spoilage in the film." Akiko Hoshino's Allegation Concluded On March 7, Akiko Hoshino and Katsumi Kanayama,co-representative of Free Hoshino Committee, filed an action in Tokyo District Court against refusal of visitation by Hoshino's friends and blacking letters to Fumiaki. At the court, attorney Syouzi Nishimura filed 57 page-long document, and Akiko and Katsumi Kanayama submitted the statement of fact. Akiko read the statement. Exchanging Letters and Visitation is the Bonds of Our Conjugal Life "The reason why I launched legal action against Tokushima prison was that the prison completely trampled us down. We are a husband and a wife who communicate by the short visitation and exchanging letters. I noticed that most of prisons in Japan are violating of human rights. Your Honour, please try to imagine how painful it is for a wife and a husband to not even touch each other's hands. Please imagine how valuable to exchange letters and a visitation." It seemed to be full of anger in the court gallery. "Tokushima prison's violations are unforgivable." Denial of the visitation by Tokushima prison began in May, 2010. Seven friends of Fumiaki were denied. In September, the Prison denied even Akiko. At the same time, blacking out of Akiko's letters to Fumiaki began. We impeached the prison in November 2011. Since then we have been fighting in ten courts. The visitation by his friends accumulated -- total of 94 people since 2006 -- and progress of Free Hoshino movement. But the prison feared the further progress, and they started denying visitors and blacking out on the letters from May, 2010. [Judgment trial] 13:25 June 20, 803 issue court 3.11 Appeal of Hoshino (excerpt) Responsibility of the Authorities for Forcing People to the Exposure Since Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, Fukushima area is exposed to ten times radioactive of the Hiroshima atomic-bomb. Seventy seven children are suspected thyroid cancer patients. The people there lost nature, jobs, and lives. The politicians of the Liberal Democratic Party and the industrial people who said "Nuclear plant is safe" must take responsibility. Including Minister Abe, authorities ignore the past, where Empire of Japan suppressed people by the name of the Public Order and Police Law, and promoted the aggressive war, which resulted in the bloodshed of 30 million people in Asia. The present politicians of LDP glorify the war-favor policy, and pave the way to war.
blossoming. The main topic was a report of 3.11 Koriyama Meeting that was held on the day before. I told Fumiaki that it was an impressive meeting that people in Fukushima decided to change this country from Fukushima. There were high school senior students who said "We accept our fate with the nuclear power plants." When I told Fumiaki that our 1,100 supporters demonstrated after the meeting, the people of roadside responded by waving their hands. He replied to me happily, "Yes, even people do not participate in the demonstration, they would become part of us by seeing the demo." There were pre-meetings before "3.11 Koriyama Meeting" in the city. When people from Free Hoshino Committee attended at one place, we met Fumiaki's old friend. It was Mr. H,who is a former labor at a nuclear plant and is now doing decontamination work. He said that he used to play catch with Fumiaki in high school time. Mr. H said, "When I was young, I could not do anything but work for living, but now I chose a way of fighting as a human being." Fumiaki did not remember his name, but he was happy to hear about Mr. H, and said, "We have chances to find supporters through expanding the movement. By the way, I got a letter from a friend of my junior high school time, Mr. N. He was informed about me by Ms. O." Thanks to Ms. O, passing out Fumiaki's address to some school friends, such as Mr. N, Fumiaki began getting letters from old friends. His Appeals Become Easy to Understand At the meeting of Fujin Minshu Club on March 8, I told them that Fumiaki spent 17 days for the gubernatorial election campaign in prison. The audience was very impressed, and I told Fumiaki about it. I still don't know how I should perceive Fumiaki's agitation when he spoke to me in February. I felt that Fumiaki had undergone a personal transformation to appeal to the 10 million Tokyo residents, as well as all of the labors in Tokyo. I told my feeling to Fumiaki that his agitation and intensity comes from the deprivation of his life. His appeals actually became easy to understand after the campaign. On the next day, March 13, it was rainy, but Mari Hattori, an activist of Free Hoshino, gave me a pink flower- printed Korean dress (chima jeogori). I went to meet him in it. Fumiaki was delighted with it and said, "Good! You look nice." On the second day, we were looking at the portrayal that he gave me. "This is based on a picture of children in Southeast Asia that Ms. Fumiko Katsuragi bought at aromatherapy shop. The picture was full of smiling faces. I painted it while was sneezing a lot in the cold cell. When I paint people's skin, I usually make it look more translucent, but this time was sunburned skin and it was difficult." I said, "Their facial expression looks nice." On the 14th, the third day, we talked mainly about his health. His body temperature on average is 35.5 degrees. "I was in futon as long as possible so that I did not have cold allergy in this winter. Keeping body warm really helped," He said, "Keeping your fingers warm was also good, I heard." He told me some advice to Ms. Y who is struggling with mental illness. She is a daughter of an ardent advocate for Hoshino, and she, herself, is an activist as well. "It is important that everybody lives humanly. If everybody can live humanly, you will be happy. Living for other people makes you happy. You do not think that is a sacrifice, but think that your good part helps others." He continued, "Apart from minding others' critics, appreciate yourself properly, and find what you have to conquer." I felt that Fumiaki understands Y's mind perfectly. It was a really fulfilling visitation. |
