May I leak information on special defense secrets to trading company employees?

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Former JASDF officers were arrested by the Metropolitan Police for leaking information on the performance of aircraft designated as Special Defense Secret to employees of a domestic trading company. You have denied allegations for your investigation.

Arrested was Satoshi Kanno (58), a former First Class Air Commander of the Air Self-Defense Force and a chief of the Planning Division of the Air Development Experiment Group.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Gen 1 Kanno and other officers at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma Base in January 2013 reported the performance of an early warning aircraft "E2D" designated as a special defense secret to employees of an aircraft related trading company in Japan. There is a suspicion of violating the Secret Protection Act associated with the Japan-US Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement, showing the information on a personal computer and passing the data on a USB memory.

The early warning aircraft "E2D" is manufactured by a US manufacturer, and the trading company conveys the obtained information to another US aircraft manufacturer, but this aircraft manufacturer views the information leak as a problem and informs the US government It was reported and discovered.

The "E2D" was introduced as a successor to the "E2C" operated by the Air Self-Defense Force, and the former first-class commander was able to access that information, but retired in 2017.

According to the Metropolitan Police Agency, Gen. Kanno, etc., has denied the charges that he did not do so.

Information provided from rice 6 years ago

The Ministry of Defense conducted a survey six years ago in October 2014 after being notified by the U.S. Government of this case, and confirmed that information had leaked to third countries so far. That is not done.

It is said that the model selection of the early warning aircraft "E2D" was performed from May to November 2014, but the first-class Kansa Gen Kanno was not in the department involved in the selection at that time and had no effect. It is said that it is seen.

Information leakage has been a problem in the past

The Secret Protection Act accompanying the Japan-U.S. Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement stipulates penalties for leaking to others, as `` special defense secrets, '' the structure and performance of equipment provided by the United States that are not public. Is.

In the past, the SDF has had a problem with information leakage of "specific defense secrets".

In 2002, an official of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force leaked information including `` special defense secrets '' such as radar performance of the Aegis ship developed by the U.S. Army to an instructor of a SDF school, He was accused of violating the Secret Protection Act and was later sentenced to probation.

Plan to introduce 13 aircraft in Japan

Early warning aircraft are aircraft equipped with a disk-like radar on their bodies. They are used for security monitoring in areas around Japan that are difficult to monitor mainly with ground-based radar.

The JASDF has long operated the early warning aircraft "E2C" developed in the United States, and has introduced a new early warning aircraft "E2D" with improved performance since last March.

At present, one aircraft has been deployed at the Air Self-Defense Force Misawa Base in Aomori Prefecture, and operation tests have been conducted. Thirteen aircraft will be introduced by the end of 1980.

Minister of Defense Kono “I am very regretful and will work to prevent a recurrence”

At a press conference, Defense Minister Kono said in a press conference, `` A case that could undermine the public's trust in the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces, which should properly protect confidential information necessary for Japan's defense, and could shake the relationship between Japan and the U.S. We would like to cooperate with the investigation and conduct a thorough investigation within the ministry to prevent recurrence. "

Minister Kono said, "I understand that there is no effect on model selection and no outflow to a third country has been confirmed." Then he instructed all SDF members to ensure information security. Clarified that you gave instructions to do.