The Supreme Court has decided to directly hear the opinions of the bereaved families of the serial child murder cases in Kobe on the issue of juvenile case records being discarded in courts around the country.
In response to this issue, the Supreme Court is investigating the circumstances surrounding the destruction of records in about 100 juvenile cases and civil trials, including cases that have attracted social attention.
So far, we have been interviewing court officials and others, but we have decided to hear the opinion of Mr. Mamoru, the father of Atsushi Haji, who died in the 1997 Kobe city serial child murder case.
Mr. Haji has submitted a request to the Supreme Court to meet directly with the victim's bereaved family to hear their feelings and opinions, and to disclose the investigation process and discussion status. rice field.
According to the Supreme Court, an interview with Haji will be conducted by February next year, with the participation of the person in charge of the Supreme Court, as well as members of the expert committee that considers how records should be preserved. This means that we will directly hear requests regarding record preservation.
The Supreme Court has compiled a report on the results of the investigation and future preservation policies, and plans to publish it by April next year.