Asahi Shimbun Suspended employees due to betting Mahjong problem Disciplinary action for one month May 29, 16:55
Former Prosecutor General Kurokawa of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office was betting Mahjong with a newspaper reporter, and the Asahi Shimbun sentenced an employee who participated on the 29th to a disciplinary action for a month of suspension.
Former Attorney General Hirotsugu Kurokawa of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office resigned on 22nd of this month after betting Mahjong with employees who were reporters of the Sankei Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun while the declaration of emergency continued.
The Asahi Shimbun sentenced a 50-year-old employee who was a manager in the Corporate Planning Office at the time of participating in Mahjong on the 29th to disciplinary action for one month from suspension.
It is said that he was skeptical of the independence and fairness of the press while the prosecutor's office amendment bill became a problem due to extremely inappropriate acts during the declaration of emergency.
In addition, the manager of the Corporate Planning Office was punished as a responsibility for management responsibility.
Asahi Shimbun's editorial executive officer said, "I am deeply apologized again for damaging everyone's trust. Employees got acquainted with former prosecutor Kurokawa as an interviewee when he was a journalist in charge of social department, and this issue was It was an extension of our activities, and we take it as a serious issue that raises concerns about press ethics. "