This month, a wiretapping device plugged into an outlet was found at the city hall in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Mayor Kenjiro Koshida said at a press conference on the 25th that "eavesdropping is a sneaky act and is absolutely unacceptable", and will continue to consider strengthening measures such as increasing the number of security cameras in the government building. Shown.
On the 3rd of this month, a wiretapping device plugged into an outlet was found in the office on the 4th floor of Kawanishi City Hall, and police who received a damage report from the city are investigating on suspicion of building invasion.
Regarding this, Mayor Koshida said at a press conference on the 25th, "Eavesdropping is a sneaky act and is absolutely unacceptable."
On that basis, as "there is a big problem in terms of security", we will continue to consider strengthening measures such as increasing the number of security cameras installed in the government building and reviewing the range that people other than staff can enter. Was shown.
On the other hand, he acknowledged that it is unlikely that such information was leaked to the outside, saying that there would be no conversation about confidential or personal information of the city at the place where the wiretapping device was installed.
Mayor Koshida said, "We must establish that the city hall is a safe place. We apologize to the citizens for the lack of security, and we will take thorough measures to prevent this from happening again." I did.