Attorney General Inada's retirement meeting “Efforts to respond to changes in the times and society” 13:10, July 17
Prosecutor General Nobuo Inada, who was in charge of the investigation of the case of Nissan Motor's former chairman Ghosn and also responded to the betting Mahjong problem of the former prosecutor general of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office, held a press conference on the 17th and said, ``The prosecution is time and society. I want you to continue working to keep up with the changes in."
Mr. Inada, who has served as the Attorney General of Tokyo High Public Prosecutor, has been serving as Attorney General since July and has led the investigation into the special case of former President Ghosn of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and the election violations of the former Minister of Justice Kawai and his wife. He also extended the retirement age of former Attorney General Komu and responded to the betting Mahjong issue.
Mr. Inada held a press conference to retire on the 17th and said, "While the mission of the prosecution of strict and impartial and unbiased parties will not change, we must respond to the changes of the times and society. I want you to do that."
Regarding the series of problems surrounding former prosecutor Kurokawa, there are voices pointing out the responsibility of causing the confusion as the prosecutor's top, ``Because the extension of retirement is related to the personnel decided by the cabinet, the answer is withheld I apologize, "I am very sorry for the scandal of the former prosecutor's office, and I am sorry for the people."
Regarding the relationship between the prosecution and politics, he said, "Trust cannot be maintained unless a certain sense of distance is needed and the people do not doubt their fairness."
The successor of the prosecutor general, Makoto Hayashi of Tokyo Koken will be appointed on 17th.