Nuclear safety chief quizzed over Fukushima
- Published: 3 Feb 2013 at 13.44
- Online news: Asia
Japanese police have questioned a former head of the nuclear safety body regarding possible criminal charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, news reports said Sunday.
This file photo shows protesters holding placards with pictures of Haruki Madarame, former chief of the Nuclear Safety Commission, during an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo, on September 25, 2011. The police have questioned Madarame regarding possible criminal charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, according to a news report.
Prosecutors have interviewed Haruki Madarame, former chief of the Nuclear Safety Commission who was responsible for giving the government technical advice about the crisis, national broadcaster NHK quoted sources as saying.
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