1,200 sue gov't to seek suspension of SDF Iraq dispatch

1,200 sue gov't to seek suspension of SDF Iraq dispatch

NAGOYA, Japan - A group of people walk to the Nagoya District Court on Feb. 23 to file a lawsuit against the government seeking a halt to the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces troops to Iraq, insisting the deployment is unconstitutional. More than 1,200 people are involved in the lawsuit.

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