In response to the problem that an employee of the South Kanto Defense Bureau was recording the contents of the court proceedings without permission, the Ministry of Defense investigated and found that three other employees were also recording without permission in another court. I understand.
The Ministry of Defense says it will take action against those involved.
In October this year, in a lawsuit over industrial accidents at the Yokosuka base of the U.S. military in Japan, an employee of the South Kanto Defense Bureau, who is a designated representative of the government, made a non-compliance called "preparation for arguments" held at the Yokosuka branch of the Yokohama District Court. It is known that, in a public procedure, they were making prohibited recordings using an IC recorder.
The Ministry of Defense announced the results of the investigation on the 23rd, revealing that this employee made recordings without permission a total of 20 times in four other civil lawsuits from July last year to September this year. Did.
A staff member told the investigation, ``I recognized it as a prohibited act, but I recorded it to create an accurate record.I had no intention of advancing the trial.''
In addition, when the Ministry of Defense interviewed about 300 staff members designated as national designated agents, three other staff members were interviewed from October 2015 to April this year. , It was found that he had recorded eight times without permission in a total of four civil lawsuits.
The Ministry of Defense said, ``We take seriously that the employee has violated the rules, and we will deal strictly with the disciplinary action based on the facts.''