According to Xinhua, a collective civil suit was brought before the Chongqing Municipal Higher People’s Court on Monday by 15 bombing survivors, including a 91- year-old. A lawyer for the victims said the compensation claim of each family varied from 1.5 million to 80 million yuan (around Rs 1.3 crore to Rs 70 crore).

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is the accused, on behalf of the Japanese government. A lawyer representing the victims said the Chongqing court has to decide whether to try the case and respond within seven days, as required by the law. “If the case is dismissed, we will bring it to the Supreme Court,” he said.