Yomitan Village Assembly adopts resolution demanding information about armed Air Force deserter

Yomitan Village Assembly adopts resolution demanding information about armed Air Force deserter

At 11:14 a.m. on December 11 at the Yomitan Village Assembly Hall, the Assembly passed a protest resolution criticizing the U.S. military’s weapon management system.


December 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

On December 11 the Yomitan Village Assembly (chaired by Atsushi Iha) unanimously passed a position statement and protest resolution relating to an incident in which a U.S. Air Force soldier in possession of a handgun deserted his base and went missing. The position statement and resolution object to the incident, and demand that results of the investigation into the cause of the incident be disclosed, among other things.

This statement pointed out that, “There are problems in the faultiness of the U.S. military’s weapon management system, and the delay of the reporting system to local municipalities. It is totally unacceptable.” The Assembly asked for these systems to be reviewed and made perfect.

Additionally, the statement mentioned the fact that the place where the solider was detained is a residential area, something that “could directly link to serious incidents and put villagers in a position of serious uneasiness and fear.”

The protest resolution has been sent to the U.S. ambassador to Japan and the U.S. Army commander in Japan, and the position statement has been sent to the prime minister and the chief cabinet secretary.

(English translation by T&CT and Megumi Chibana)　

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