Prefectural Assembly passes resolution and opinion concerning indecent assault by U.S. soldier
On the morning of February 24, in Naha, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly unanimously passed a protest resolution and written opinion concerning an incident of indecent assault by a U.S. soldier.
February 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
A member of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed at Camp Courtney was arrested on February 11 on suspicion of indecent assault. On February 24, in a plenary session, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly unanimously passed a protest resolution and written opinion calling for the U.S. government, Japanese government, and U.S. military to issue apologies and reparations to the victim of the indecent assault, and calling for thorough countermeasures to such occurrences. The protest resolution and written opinion severely criticized the incident with the words “This is a crime that violates human dignity.” The members of the Special Committee on U.S. Base Affairs then vi