"I am concerned about the political influence on the prosecution's right exercise." Former Chief of the Special Investigation Department submits a written opinion at 12:34 on May 18th.

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Regarding the proposed amendment of the Public Prosecutor's Office Law that allows prosecutors to extend their retirement age at the discretion of the Cabinet, 38 volunteers of the Special Investigation Department OB such as Katsuhiko Kumazaki, former director of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Special Investigation Department dealing with corruption cases over the political world I am very concerned about the political impact of the exercise of the. "

Thirty-eight volunteers from the Special Investigation Department OB, including six experienced Special Investigation Department managers, including former Tokyo District Public Prosecutor General Manager Katsuhiko Kumasaki and Hiroyuki Yagi, submitted their opinions on the proposed revision of the Public Prosecutor's Office Law.

The proposed revision of the Public Prosecutor's Office Act, as a special provision, allows the prosecution executives to extend their retirement age to a maximum of three years at the discretion of the Cabinet and the Minister of Justice. The statement of opinion states that the exercise of prosecution's rights will have a political effect. It is essential that careful and thorough scrutiny is indispensable. This revision of the law, which could leave a bad future, cannot be overlooked, and rushing to revise the law could damage public confidence in the prosecution. " Seeking

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is a symbolic prosecutor who deals with corruption cases and large-scale economic cases in political circles. Mr. Kumasaki led the tax evasion case and the general contractor corruption case of Vice President Nobumoto Kanamaru.

Regarding the proposed amendment, 14 people including former Prosecutor General Kunihiro Matsuo, who was in charge of investigating the Lockheed case, submitted a statement of opposition to the Ministry of Justice on the 15th of this month.