【辺野古問題取材班】
米軍普天間飛行場移設に伴う名護市辺野古の新基地建設で、米軍キャンプ・シュワブの三つのゲートでは9日午前、計約250人の市民らが集まり抗議行動をしている。8日まで4台程度だったゲート内の機動隊車両が9日は9台に増えており、緊張感が高まっている。午前10時現在、工事に関係するとみられる資機材を載せた車両の基地内への進入は確認されていない。
午前8時、作業員が乗っているとみられる車両3台がゲート内に入った。市民らが進入を阻止しようと立ちはだかったが、機動隊員約20人が市民らを道路の端に排除し、その間に車両を基地内に入れた。
市民らは「作業員は中に入れない」「海上作業は中止しろ」などとシュプレヒコールを上げた。
一方、海上は午前10時現在、停泊中の大型クレーン船のクレーンはたたまれたままで、大型コンクリートブロックの投下は行われていない。天候が悪く波も高いため、沖縄防衛局の作業船も確認されていない。海底ボーリング(掘削)調査を実施する大型特殊船「ポセイドン1」は時折移動しているが調査を始めたかは不明。新基地建設に反対する市民らも作業準備が確認されていないことや波が高いことから、海上での抗議行動は行っていない。【琉球新報電子版】
2017年2月9日 琉球新報
About 250 protest at Camp Schwab gates as bad weather delays work on Henoko base
February 9, 2017 Ryukyu ShimpoPast 9 a.m. on February 9 in front of a gate to Camp Schwab riot police officers remove protesters standing in the road to allow passage of vehicles suspected to be transporting workers.
February 9, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of February 9, about 250 citizens gathered at the three gates to Camp Schwab to protest construction of a new base in Henoko, which is meant to act as a replacement facility to Futenma Air Station. The number of riot police cars increased from four on February 8 to nine on February 9, raising tensions at the site as well. As of 10 a.m. that day no vehicles suspected to be transporting equipment or materials for construction were spotted entering the compound.
At 8 a.m., three vehicles suspected to be transporting workers entered Camp Schwab. Citizens attempted to stand blocking the vehicles’ path but about 20 riot police officers removed them to the side of the road, allowing the vehicles entrance onto the base.
Protesters chanted phrases in unison such as “Don’t bring workers in,” and “Stop ocean work.”
In Camp Schwab as of 10 a.m., the large crane ships used for placing concrete blocks underwater were moored with cranes contracted. Due to bad weather and high waves Okinawa Defense Bureau work ships were not seen on the water. It is unclear whether or not the multipurpose ship Poseidon 1 has begun its surveying work for underwater boring, although it has been seen moving about at times. Citizens opposing construction of the base in Henoko did not conduct protest activities on the ocean due to high waves and because it has not been confirmed that construction preparation is taking place.
(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)
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