In a trial in which a police officer of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Police complained that his boss forced him to retire, the Yamaguchi District Court said, "The executives of the Inspector General's office showed a model of resignation and showed a stance of thoroughly pushing for voluntary retirement." , Judging that the act of executives is illegal, ordered the prefecture to compensate 800,000 yen.
When the chief police officer of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Police was investigated on suspicion of being involved in the embezzlement case that occurred in 2016, a large amount of debt was discovered, and after that, in an investigation by the inspector's office of the Prefectural Police Headquarters, He filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for suffering mental distress due to being forced to retire or demote because of his debt or friendship.
In a ruling on the 8th, Judge Masayuki Yamaguchi of the Yamaguchi District Court said, "A model of the resignation, saying that the executives of the Inspector General's office do not intend to force the plaintiffs who do not respond to the recommendation of retirement to write a resignation. He showed an attitude of thoroughly pushing for voluntary retirement. "
After that, he decided that it was illegal to act as an executive in the Inspector General's office who was forced to retire or demote, and ordered the prefecture to compensate 800,000 yen.
After the judgment, the plaintiff's attorney, Nao Yamamoto, said at a press conference, "It is commendable that some acts such as forced dismissal were found to be illegal."
On the other hand, Mr. Masashi Shigemoto, Deputy Director of the Inspector General's Office of the Prefectural Police Headquarters, commented, "I would like to scrutinize the content of the judgment and consider future measures."