Report for 17th Bangladesh Boishakhi mela and Curry Festival 2016

17th Bangladesh boishakhi mela and curry festival was held on 17th, April, in Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park. Although it was raining in the morning, fifteen Bangladesh curry booths as well as many other booths, like for Bangladesh traditional clothes and accessories, were there. 

In addition, some performers sang and danced Bangladesh traditional New Year’s songs on the stage at the center of the park. In this event, APFS held a free consultation space for those foreigners, having problems, such as for their visa, education, and job search. As a result, many foreigners visited us and consulted their problems. Three volunteers, including me Igarashi, joined this as flyer distributors. I am really glad to have this chance to talk to Bangladeshi, whom I do not know much about. I was amazed how cheerful and polite they are as well as their fluent Japanese skills. At the same time, however, I also felt strong necessity of help for those foreigners after hearing their concerns. Power from one person is little, but it would become bigger if everyone gets together. If you could not come to the festival this time, please join next year. Your world will be widened.

The lawsuit of Mr. Suraj’s case: Appealed to the Supreme Court

We appealed to the Supreme Court against the sentence by the High Court on February 1, which was the deadline of its procedure.

In the name of Suraj’s mother, we claimed on national compensation 2,500,000 Yen, which was admitted by the first trial. We have a message from Mr. Suraj’s wife to everyone who is interested in this case.

“Dear Supporters for Suraj’s case,

As Suraj’s wife, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your help.

Thanks to all of you, we can appeal and continue the lawsuit in the name of his mother on behalf of the bereaved family

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

 

Suraj’s wife”

 

The next trial will be conducted in the Supreme Court.

It would be nice if you could have an interest in this case continuously.

Thank you for your cooperation.

“It was not acceptable and understandable.”

Last time, we reported the judgment of the state compensation suit for Mr. Suraj’s in Tokyo High Court in short. This time, we want to tell you about things after the judgment.

We held a press conference at the Judicial Press Club in the Court (Take a look at a photo above), and a lot of media attended. Most of them asked Mr. Suraj’s wife about comment on the judgment, which made her at a loss for words. After the conference, we also held a briefing session in the same building. What impressed us deeply was that many supporters and spectators had been waiting for us until we appeared although over one hour had passed after the judgment (Take a look at a photo below). Mr. Kodama, a lawyer in the defense team, gave his impression of how difficult it was to fight against the country. At the last of the session, Mr. Suraj’s wife managed to comment about the judgment. “It was totally unacceptable, and I still cannot understand the meaning of it and current situation.”

Judgment was rendered at the state compensation suit for Mr. Suraj’s case in High Court

The judgment was rendered at the state compensation suit for Mr. Suraj’s in Tokyo High Court on January 18, 2016. This time, admission tickets were distributed and the public gallery was full.

The chief judge gave judgment that the original judgment should be reversed and the claim by the plaintiff at the first trial should be dismissed.

The reasons for the judgment were as follows:

At the process of Mr. Suraj’s death, he had already fainted before his body was forced to bend forward, which fact the plaintiff saw as a problem.

As for the cause of his death, there are no clear findings that imply suffocation, and on the contrary, the CTAVN had become significantly big in Mr. Suraj’s heart, which must have affected his health. As the diagnosis the six doctors (who were appointed by the defendant) gave, the cause of death was fatal arrhythmia caused by the CTAVN.

As for the illegality against the State Redress Law, the restraining acts by the officials were reasonable, and even if the stress given by the restraining acts caused the CTAVN disorders, the officials couldn’t have predicted it. Therefore, the restraining act was not illegal.

As regards the responsibility for the emergency treatment, a death by the CTAVN cannot be saved by AEDs, so even if the officials neglected the responsibility, there have been no casual relations with Mr. Suraj’s death.

As mentioned above, the rulings we have won in the District Court were all reversed, and based on the written documents by the famous doctors who were requested by the state regardless to expense (some of them didn’t even know the name of CTAVN exactly), the High Court judged that Mr. Suraj had already died before the officials restrained him for a rare disease called CTAVN, and it was impossible for the officials to predict it and it was also difficult to save his life, so they have no fault.

Protests from the public gallery were heard even after the court was dismissed, like: “We didn’t come here to hear such judgment!”, “I can’t believe such a judgment!”, “What an inhuman judgment!”

The above was just a quick report.

Important notice about Mr.Suraj's lawsuit

Thank you for your interests in Mr. Suraj's lawsuit. On Monday, January 18, the appeal court decision will be held. Pleaes Come to Court as an Observer to Support the Lawsuit.


This time, admission ticket is required to come into the court. Please make sure to come to the 2 nd distributing point at the main entrance of Tokyo high court to join the lottery by 2:40pm.

After the court, we will have a meeting to have a repoort by the plaintiff's lawyers. Please attend it as well as court.


Please invite your family and friends to be observers and lend us a hand!!!



High Court Judgment day 　＊only in Japanese

Day and time：Monday, January 18, 2016 3pm~

Place：Tokyo High Court, Court Room#825

ASIAN PEOPLE'S FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY (APFS)

Tel:03-3964-8739

E-mail:apfs-1987@nifty.com