Four years ago, a male prosecutor at the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office committed suicide, and the bereaved family was seeking recognition as a "public duty accident," and the Ministry of Justice recognized it as a "public duty accident" based on overtime work and other factors, a lawyer representing the bereaved family revealed.
Four years ago, a 4-year-old male prosecutor who worked for the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office committed suicide at his home in Hiroshima City, and the bereaved family said that it was caused by overtime work exceeding 29 hours and a strong reprimand from his superiors, and applied for certification as a "public accident," which is equivalent to an industrial accident at a private company.
Yusuke Hashizume, a lawyer representing the bereaved families, revealed that the Ministry of Justice has certified it as a "public accident."
The certification was made in September, and last month, when the bereaved family received an explanation from the Ministry of Justice and the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office, they were told that the reason was "based on objective work content and overtime work conditions," but there was no evaluation of the words and actions of the supervisor.
The man's bereaved family commented through his lawyer, "It is essential to thoroughly investigate the cause and formulate measures to prevent recurrence.
The bereaved families are planning to file a lawsuit seeking compensation from the government.