Attorney General Kurokawa: Legal and prosecution authorities are investigating and examining the situation of inevitable resignation May 21, 5:27

Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office Prosecutor Hiroshi Kurokawa visited the home of a newspaper reporter in Tokyo this month during the declaration of an emergency and was reportedly suspected of betting Mahjong, and the legal and prosecution authorities heard the situation from him. I found out through interviews with related parties that we are considering a fact-based survey. The resignation of Attorney General Kurokawa is inevitable.

Hiroshi Kurokawa, the Attorney General of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office, is calling for a newspaper reporter's home apartment in Tokyo on the night of the 1st and 13th of this month, during the night when the emergency declaration is requested to refrain from going out unnecessarily. If there is any doubt, "Weekly Bunshun" released on the 21st reports.

In response to this, the legal and public prosecutor's office was interviewed by the people concerned that they are considering a fact-based investigation, such as hearing the circumstances from Prosecutor Kurokawa.

Some say inside the prosecution, "It's the worst time, even while the National Assembly has been deliberated on the proposed revision of the Public Prosecutor's Law." Resignation is inevitable.

Regarding the Kurokawa Attorney General, the government changed the interpretation of the law so far in January as "indispensable existence" and extended the retirement age for the first time in history, but from the opposition side, "Kurokawa prosecutor near the official residence was prosecuted. There was a series of criticisms, such as "to make him the president," and it was noted whether he would be appointed as the prosecutor general in the future.

In addition, after the legal interpretation was changed, the provision that allows prosecution executives to extend their retirement age was added to the amendment to the Public Prosecutor's Law, which lawyers and other organizations said "Kurokawa's illegal / unreasonable extension It was justified. "

Call from the ruling and opposition parties to resign as prosecutor Kurokawa

Both the ruling and opposition parties have voiced that they should resign in response to the report that Tokyo High Public Prosecutor General Kurokawa was suspected of betting Mahjong with a newspaper reporter in Tokyo this month.

"Bunshun Online" reported that Tokyo High Public Prosecutor General Attorney General Kurokawa Hiroshi Kurokawa is suspected of betting Mahjong with a newspaper reporter in Tokyo this month as the demand for refraining from going out continues due to the spread of the new coronavirus. It was

Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga stated at a press conference on the 20th, "I do not know the details of the facts and would like to refrain from commenting."

"The betting Mahjong is bad. I will have to quit," said an LDP executive. "I have to say that I am disqualified as a leader of the organization." There are voices from both the ruling and opposition parties saying that they should resign if they are true.

The opposition side is prepared to pursue the responsibility of the government to extend the retirement age of the Attorney General Kurokawa, while the government and the ruling party devote themselves to responding to the new coronavirus and seek to establish the second supplementary budget bill. We would like to reduce the impact by accumulating results.