The Metropolitan Police Department has revealed that four pistols of police officers who were guarding the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe were temporarily lost.
He said it was 'extremely inappropriate' because he returned the locker to the leasing company with the handgun in it.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the four pistols of police officers who had been dispatched from all over the country for the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe were temporarily lost, and were stored in a locker after a series of security measures.
Initially, the locker contained seven pistols, and a police inspector in his 40s transferred three of them to duralumin cases. It means that it was returned to
The loss was discovered due to the lack of the number of pistols in the duralumin case, and on the night of the 30th, the leasing company was contacted and four were recovered.
There was no evidence that live ammunition was used.
The Metropolitan Police Department is striving to prevent a recurrence, saying that the management of the handgun and the check inside the locker were insufficient.
Yusuke Takayama, head of the 1st Security Section of the Metropolitan Police Department, commented, ``It was extremely inappropriate.