A police officer misunderstood the Diplomatic Law and arrested misidentified.
A driver agency in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture was arrested last month for letting a part-time job without a two-class license to work, but it turns out that the police officer misunderstood for misunderstanding the Road Traffic Law It was. Unjustly detained for four days, police apologize to the contractor and try to prevent recurrence.
The 50-year-old president of Komaki City's driving agency last month directs a part-time job who does not have the “Medium Type 2 License” necessary for driving agency to drive customers' medium-sized trucks and performs agency work from tavern to home He was arrested with this part-time job on suspicion of violation of the Road Traffic Law.
Later, when an inquiry was made by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the police investigated, the Road Traffic Law stipulates that a “normal two-class license” is required when driving on a regular vehicle. It turns out that driving other vehicles and doing agency work is not regulated.
The presidents were unjustly detained for four days as police officers misunderstood the Road Traffic Act and arrested the contractor.
The police apologized for one day and released the presidents.
“To endeavor to prevent recurrence and make thorough investigations” commented Toshimichi Toyoda, Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters Traffic Investigation Section.