Woman sues yakuza boss over protection
- AAP
- July 17, 2013
A WOMAN is suing the head of Japan's biggest yakuza organised crime
group, seeking a refund of protection money paid to gangsters
threatening to torch her bar.
The plaintiff is claiming Kenichi Shinoda bears "employer's
liability" as the don of the Yamaguchi-gumi because the mobsters were
affiliated to his syndicate, broadcaster TBS said on Wednesday, in what
is thought to be the first case of its kind.She is demanding around 17 million yen ($A186,312)in compensation and reimbursement for payments she was forced to make to protect her bar in the central city of Nagoya, the broadcaster said, citing her legal representatives.
The woman says she paid 30,000-100,000 yen per month between 1998 and 2010 to a member of Inabaji Ikka, a local yakuza group connected to the Yamaguchi-gumi, Kyodo News said.
On one occasion in 2008 when she tried to refuse to pay she was warned that her bar could be burned down, Kyodo said.
The Yamaguchi-gumi makes up more than 40 per cent of the nation's organised criminals, with about 27,700 members, according to the National Police Agency.
The plaintiff, whose name has not been made public, argues Shinoda bears ultimate responsibility for her losses as head of the nationwide umbrella organisation of gangster groups.
No comments:
Post a Comment