In the issue of the disposal of records of juvenile cases, such as the Kobe serial murder case, the Supreme Court set up a committee to hear the opinions of external experts on the 25th of this month in order to verify whether the preservation method and operation were appropriate. Decided to open one day.
Regarding the records of juvenile cases, the Supreme Court has instructed courts across the country to permanently preserve records of juvenile cases if they determine that "special preservation" is necessary for cases that have attracted public attention. It turned out to have been dismissed in court.
In response to this issue, the Supreme Court plans to hear opinions from a committee made up of outside experts such as lawyers and university professors in order to verify whether the preservation and operation of records was appropriate. decided to hold a meeting.
Prior to this, the Supreme Court began interviewing officials of the Kobe Family Court at the time from the 10th of this month regarding the issue of the destruction of all records of the serial killing of children that occurred in Kobe 25 years ago. It is expected that the results will be reported at the committee meeting on the 25th.
The Supreme Court will hold multiple committee meetings and consider future responses based on the opinions presented.