オスプレイ墜落に抗議決議　「不安と恐怖」に全会一致―沖縄県議会

　沖縄県議会は７日の本会議で、鹿児島県屋久島沖での米空軍輸送機オスプレイの墜落事故について、駐日米大使や在日米軍司令官らに宛てた抗議決議を全会一致で可決した。「日常的に米軍基地と隣り合わせの生活を余儀なくされている県民、国民に大きな不安と恐怖を与え、極めて遺憾だ」と強調し、原因究明や再発防止策の公表を求めた。
　墜落した機体は嘉手納基地（沖縄県嘉手納町など）に向けて飛行中だった。
　決議は「事故は一歩間違えば住民を巻き込む大惨事につながりかねない重大なものだ」とし、海兵隊の運用する機体も含めて事故や緊急着陸が頻発するため「もはや安全な航空機とは言い難い」と指摘。事故翌日以降も米軍は飛行を続けており、「県民の不安と不信は増大する一方だ」と非難した。
　宜野湾、名護両市議会も同日、抗議決議を全会一致で可決した。（2023/12/07-19:35）

The Okinawa prefectural assembly Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to protest to the United States over the recent crash of a U.S. Air Force Osprey transport aircraft during a flight to the southernmost Japan prefecture.
   "It is extremely regrettable that it has caused great anxiety and fear among the people of the prefecture forced to live near U.S. military bases and among the people of the country," the resolution said, calling for probes into the cause and an announcement of measures to prevent a recurrence.
   The Air Force's CV-22 Osprey crashed off the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 29, leaving its eight crew members dead. The accident happened during its flight to the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.
   "The accident is serious, and one wrong step would have led to a catastrophic consequence involving residents," said the resolution, addressed to U.S. officials including the ambassador to Japan and the commander of U.S. Forces Japan.
   Ospreys are no longer considered safe aircraft, given that accidents and emergency landings occur frequently, including with MV-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S. Marine Corps, the resolution said.