The revised Juvenile Law, which positions 18 and 19 years old as "specific juveniles" and allows real name reporting if prosecuted, will come into effect in April.
Prior to this, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office clarified the basic idea of considering "cases where crime is serious and has a serious impact on the local community" such as cases subject to lay judge trials.
The current juvenile law prohibits the reporting of the names of boys under the age of 20 and information that can be presumed to be the person so as not to hinder recovery, but since the revised juvenile law will be enforced, it will be 18 years old after April. The 19-year-old is positioned as a "specific boy", and if he is prosecuted, he will be able to report under his real name.
On the other hand, an incidental resolution of the revised law states that "sufficient consideration must be given so as not to interfere with the sound development and rehabilitation of specific boys," and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office announced on the 8th that the real name will be announced when publicizing the case. I clarified the basic idea of.
Among them, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office said, "In cases where crime is serious and the impact on the local community is serious, we should consider publishing the name from the viewpoint of responding to the legitimate interests of society, even if recovery is taken into consideration." increase.
Specifically, lay judge trial cases involving murders and robbery-murders are "typical of cases that should be considered for publication," and there are high social demands for publication of other cases as well. In that case, it is possible to publish the real name at individual discretion.
The Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office wants to make efforts to properly publicize the case based on this idea.