An escort officer at the Imperial Guard Headquarters, who is the escort for the Emperor's family, was disciplined for six months after being suspended for stealing a customer's jacket at a pachinko parlor.
According to the Imperial Guard Headquarters, the disciplinary action was taken by Shinji Suzuki (45), a police officer in the Escort Division 1, who stole a customer's jacket at two pachinko parlors in Tokyo and Ueno in February. Was arrested and charged with.
He told police headquarters that he was "borrowed for gambling and was in trouble with money. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience to the victims and organizations."
The Imperial Guard has disciplined the inspector for six months on the 22nd.
The inspector was in charge of escorting the Emperor's family, and he was punished and resigned.
Miumi Shimizu, Chief Inspector General of the Imperial Guard Headquarters, said, "It is an act that seriously undermines the trust of the people of the Imperial Guard. We will strive for recovery. "