Monday, March 5, 2012

Eviction at Tatekawa River - 100 officers gather to drag away one person!


Right now (February 8th 11 a.m.) the Koto Ward Government is evicting a tent dweller living on the riverbed of the Tatekawa River. Tatekawa is a reclaimed river in Koto Ward in East Tokyo; along its banks many homeless people have been living in makeshift houses. When an eviction order was issued in January, most of the people moved out voluntarily. One of them remained because of bad health. but said he was preparing to relocate. (Ward officials have confirmed his willingness to relocate.) But suddenly this morning, more than 100 Ward officials, police and security guards have evicted him, dragging him off him by both his hands and feet, and now they are starting to tear down his house. (KUISAKO Ryota)


竪川河川敷で行政代執行!~100名以上でAさんを引きずり出す
現在(8日午前11時)、東京・江東区の竪川(たてかわ)河川敷で行政代執行が行われています。先月21日に、代執行対象地からの自主的に移動しましたが、その際に体調が悪く一緒に移れなかったAさんの小屋一件に対して、です。Aさんは「代執行が出ちゃったら、しょうがないか」と、できる範囲でコツコツと移転の準備を進めていました。区の職員も、体調の問題と移転の意志があることを確認していました。そんな中で今朝、100名を超える区職員・警察官・警備員・作業員が押し寄せ、Aさんの両手両足を掴んで連れ去り、現在小屋の除去に取り掛かっています。せっかくまとめていた荷物もぐちゃぐちゃにして運び去ってしまいました。(杭迫隆太)

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