Statement on Police Raids in Osaka, JapanAdmit not unjust oppression. Protest sternly the false,
unjust oppression by Security 3rd Section of Osaka Prefectural
Police!
On May 2nd, Security 3rd Section of Osaka Prefectural Police
made forced search at 16 venues simultaneously, offices, homes, etc, of those
that take part in Kyoto/Kinki (West) Liaison Council to Oppose US Army X-band
Radar Station. The sites are widespread, 5 offices, 11 private houses. Though no
arrests are confirmed as of now.
Osaka Pref Police says "2 suspects
other than xx" and charge of "fraud" only, that absolutely groundless. Nothing
at all is told by them what deeds make "fraud", who are "two others". Such
forced searches are illegal whatever Osaka Police dares to say. Items they
confiscated must be returned immediately. We reprimand thoroughly this naked
unjust oppression and protest to allow never any further of it.
The
oppression is well suspected to focus on the Liaison Council to Oppose US Army
X-band Radar Station, following the unjust arrests/unjust oppression last June
4-5th on "charge of breaching the road transportation law". What it aims is to
intimidate the movement, to divide local residents, we see. The movement to
oppose US Army X-band Radar Station, anti-base action launched of late, has been
fighting united with local residents, joined by people of Kinki (West) and
around Japan. It has been promoting no-base movements nationwide, that of
Henoko, Okinawa, among others, as well as internationally with those in Korea.
And All-out Local Meeting at Kyotango is to be on coming June 5th by the joint
advocates.

Establishment of Japan is so afraid of the movements
growing further to oppose US Army X-band Radar Station at Kyotango, the focal
site of US Missile Defense System and the torch of military unification of
Japan-US, that it chases to mash the no-base movements on its way also to deploy
THAAD Missile in Japan. But the struggles of the council has left no room for
the power to make any say, keeping non-violent direct activities. Osaka Police,
seeing no way in this, took to the oppressions faking up "charges", as "breach
of road transportation law" last year, and "fraud" this time. We are innocent,
never admit the unjust oppression totally groundless. The oppression being just
on the eve of G7 Summit in IseShimsa and items confiscated tell too this makes
pre-oppression to the action protesting the Summit.
We, Liaison
Council to Oppose US Army X-band Radar Station, those searched and all, organize
now to fight back squarely and sternly. By peoples as many as possible, angered
at the oppression, speaking out, standing up, the police shall not keep nor
enlarge it any further.
We call anyone to attend the urgent
Counter-Oppression Meeting May 12th. And gaining a big success of 6.5 KyoTango
All-out Meeting with large turnout, let us go smash the dark scheme of Osaka
Police. Let clearly no-base movements proceed that lead to the peaceful East
Asia together.
May 5, 2016
Liaison Council of Kyoto to Oppose US
Army X-band Radar Station