ハンセン病家族補償、最大１８０万円で合意＝死亡原告も救済－超党派議員懇

　ハンセン病元患者の家族に対する補償制度の創設に向け、超党派でつくるハンセン病問題に関する国会議員懇談会の作業部会が２３日、会合を開き、補償額を１人当たり最大１８０万円とするなどの補償骨子案をまとめ、おおむね合意した。６月に熊本地裁が命じた最大１３０万円の賠償から上積みし、提訴後に死亡した原告も救済対象とする。
　議員懇談会は２４日に全体会合を開いて正式決定し、関連法案を今臨時国会に議員立法で提出する。（2019/10/23-20:23）

A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers reached a broad agreement on Wednesday to offer family members of former leprosy patients up to 1.8 million yen in compensation per person.
   The agreement came after a district court in June ordered the state to pay between 300,000 yen and 1.3 million yen per person to 541 of the 561 plaintiffs to compensate for the discrimination relatives of former leprosy patients suffered.
   The lawmakers agreed that the relief measure will cover all plaintiffs, including the 20 people judged by the court to be ineligible for the compensation. The plaintiffs who died after filing the lawsuit will also be covered by the payments.
   The group of lawmakers plans to submit a relevant bill to the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament.
   The preamble of the legislation will spell out the Diet and the government to clarify where the responsibility lies for the discrimination.