Police officers “record of lie contents” sentenced to acquit woman: 1 November 19:58 Yamaguchi
In Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, it was illegal to make a lie record of a person who was injured by a police officer in charge of a woman who was accused of negligent driving injury for injuring three people while driving a car. I found out that the court was acquitting as I was investigating.
In July 2016, a 78-year-old woman in Shimonoseki City ran out of the center line while driving a passenger car in the city, and injured three people, including men who were riding in two cars that collided. Accused of negligent driving injuries and innocent in court.
In July, Judge Toshitaka Karashima of the Yamaguchi District Court Shimonoseki branch recorded a 69-year-old injured man at the time of the trial but did not witness the actual situation of the police immediately after the accident. `` The police officer who conducted the actual situation, made a record of the lie as if the man was present and explained the situation of the accident, there was an illegal investigation I showed the judgment.
And he was acquitted, saying, "There is doubt about the credibility of the victims, such as men, and there is no evidence that women have caused the accident."
The public prosecutor appeals the decision, and the trial of the second trial will start next month.
Deputy Director Kato of the Traffic Guidance Division, Yamaguchi Prefectural Police Headquarters says, “We are not in a position to comment because we are in trial.”