Judge Impeachment Court Kiichi Okaguchi of the Sendai High Court, who was accused of repeatedly posting inappropriate posts on SNS, began an apology trial to examine whether to dismiss him, and Judge Okaguchi said, "Some of the expressions are inappropriate. There was, "he said and apologized.


It was the first time that an impeachment trial was held over the judge's act of expression, and the defense argued that it should not be dismissed.

Judge Impeachment Court Kiichi Okaguchi (56) of the Sendai High Court has been accused of repeatedly posting inappropriate posts on SNS regarding the bereaved family of the murder of a high school girl.



At the first trial on the 2nd, the prosecutor's prosecution committee should dismiss multiple posts on SNS as "a misconduct that hurt and insulted the victim's bereaved family. It should significantly lose their prestige as a judge." Insisted.

In response, Judge Okaguchi said, "Some of the expressions I have made are inappropriate, and I deeply apologize. I would like to leave the approval or disapproval to a lawyer."



The defense argued that "a series of actions should not be evaluated as misconduct" and should not be dismissed.



The Impeachment Court consists of 14 lay judges, including members of both the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives. If you are dismissed, you will lose your qualification as a lawyer and you will not be able to act as a lawyer.



This is the 10th case in which a judge has been prosecuted, but the seven cases that have been dismissed so far are cases of criminal punishment in addition to work violations, and a trial is conducted over the judge's expression act. It's the first time I've been asked.