Maritime Self-Defense Force Repair and procurement of parts, etc. Forgery of official documents or October 7, 20:03
Regarding the procurement activities such as the repair of ships carried out by the Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2017, multiple official documents disguised as obtained were found even though the approval of the Minister of Defense was not actually obtained, and the Defense Equipment Agency is the Self-Defense Force A criminal accusation was filed with an internal investigative agency on suspicion of forgery of official documents.
According to the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, an official document exchanged between the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency and the Maritime Self-Defense Force over the repair of ships and the procurement of aircraft parts, etc. carried out by the Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2017 was examined last month. , It means that nine documents pretending to be obtained were found without the approval of the Minister of Defense.
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency says that there is no problem with the contract itself because it was a contract that did not require approval in the first place or that approval could be obtained if proper procedures were taken.
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency has filed a criminal accusation with the "Police Corps", an investigative agency inside the Self-Defense Forces, on suspicion of forgery of official documents.
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency says, "This is a case that should not occur, and we take it seriously and deeply apologize."