Russian trade delegation executives hidden secret contact or Jan. 27 at 12:05
In a case where a former SoftBank employee was arrested for taking confidential information, executives of the Russian Trade Representative in Japan, who seemed to have received the information, were concealed and continued to contact the former employee, the investigation was conducted I learned from interviews with related parties. Executives have reported the date and location of the next meeting with each contact, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating as if they were conducting espionage efforts to leave no evidence.
Former SoftBank employee Yutaka Araki (48) was arrested and sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office on February 27 for allegedly illegally taking out confidential information regarding telecommunications equipment such as telephone base stations in February last year. Was
According to a survey conducted by the National Police Agency so far, former employees of Araki have stated that they have passed information to executives in the 50s of the Russian Trade Representative in Japan, but in subsequent investigations, executives confirmed their affiliation. An interview with the investigators revealed that he had kept his contact with the former employees of Araki, hiding his job title and other titles.
It was said that they made repeated contacts at restaurants and other places, but executives did not inform former employees of Araki with clear contact information such as phone numbers and e-mail addresses, but at each contact they told the date and time of the next meeting. It is said that it is considered.
The Metropolitan Police Department, having thought that espionage was proceeding carefully so as not to leave any evidence, requested the appearance of senior officials and returned former employees who also had contact with former employees, and are working to elucidate them.