From Tohokushinsha, the section chief in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "Injustice is unjustified" Prosecution Examination Committee

Of the 12 executives who were accused of suspected bribery and were not prosecuted due to the problem that executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications were receiving entertainment from satellite broadcasting related companies, the prosecution examination committee approved satellite broadcasting related Regarding the section chief at that time, who was in charge of the above, he voted that "non-indictment is unreasonable."

For the other 11 people, we decided that the non-indictment was appropriate.

Regarding the problem that executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications received entertainment from the satellite broadcasting related company "Tohokushinsha" that violated the ethical code of national civil servants, civil society groups were in addition to the then general affairs deputy director and director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office has filed a criminal prosecution for 12 people, including the eldest son of former Prime Minister Suga, who was an executive and general manager of Tohokushinsha, alleging suspicion of bribery. I did not prosecute.

On the other hand, the Tokyo Number 1 Committee for the Prosecution said by the 28th that the section chief at that time, who was in charge of satellite broadcasting-related approval, said, "It is possible that we were trying to accommodate Tohokushinsha." It was decided that "non-prosecution is unreasonable".

In response to this, the Special Investigation Department will conduct a re-investigation and decide whether to prosecute again.

For the other 11 people, it was voted that no prosecution was appropriate.

In the vote, he severely criticized the repeated entertainment, saying, "It is inappropriate even if the crime of bribery is not established because it distorts the administration. It is extremely problematic in terms of compliance."

Kaoru Iwata, co-representative of a civic group, said, "I would like to expect a re-investigation of the prosecution in order to correct the collar of bureaucrats."