In September this year, in response to the problem that a suspect in a murder case committed suicide in a detention room at a police station in Osaka, the Osaka Prefectural Police took a new measure to record the patrol situation by attaching a barcode to the room of the detention center. I understand that you are considering.
In September this year, a suspect who was arrested on suspicion of murder committed suicide at the detention center of the Osaka Fukushima Police Station, and the Osaka Prefectural Police said that they could not prevent the suicide due to inappropriate responses this month. I have compiled a report to
Among them, regarding the patrolling of the detention center, which was supposed to be carried out five times an hour, he did not go at all during the period immediately before the suicide, and in addition, he had created a false document stating that the patrol had been carried out. became clear.
In response to this, we learned from interviews with investigators that the Osaka Prefectural Police are considering new measures to record the patrol status by attaching a barcode to each room in the detention center.
Specifically, every time a person in charge makes a patrol, the bar code is read with a special device, and who made the patrol and when is recorded.
In the future, we plan to introduce it on a trial basis at some police stations and aim for full-scale operation, and the Osaka Prefectural Police will continue to consider specific measures.