Former JAXA Director Corruption Investigation and Verification Team Final Report "Unjustified" October 21, 23:21
JAXA = JAXA's investigation and verification team, which was conducting verification of operations in response to the corruption case of a former director who was seconded to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, said, "Acts of former directors" regarding the dispatch of astronauts. Was unjustified "and so on."
This case was found guilty of bribery last year, alleging that a former director who had been seconded to JAXA from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology received entertainment from a medical consulting company in Tokyo in return for his convenience.
JAXA has set up an internal investigation and verification team to investigate the work of the former director, and has compiled the final report in consideration of the judgment of the court.
According to this, the circumstances in which the former director proposed to the department in charge in the work of dispatching astronauts and then the dispatch was decided as the highest priority project can be regarded as a convenience, and the actions of the former director. Was unjustified.
He also states that it is necessary to clarify which responsible person makes decisions based on what, and build a system that enables ex-post verification.
Furthermore, in the report, it is easy to say that it is a special case for JAXA because the former director was seconded from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and this case was derived from the relationship with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology while working. It is not allowed to organize, and it can happen to anyone if they are not careful regardless of their background.
JAXA says, "The actions of the former director violate the Code of Ethics, etc., and I would like to take the indications seriously and take measures."