In response to the arrest and indictment of the former director of the Chiba Prefectural Road Office on charges of bribery in connection with bidding for public works ordered by the Chiba Prefectural Road Office, Chiba Prefecture held a meeting on the 5th to consider measures to prevent recurrence. Ta.
Last month, the former director of the Kita-Chiba Road Construction Office in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture was arrested on charges of bribery for allegedly receiving cash and other payments in exchange for favors with a construction company regarding a bid for road construction ordered last year. I was indicted.
The prefecture held its first meeting on the 5th to consider measures to prevent recurrence, and Governor Kumagai stated, ``It is necessary not only to improve morale, but also to build a system that prevents fraud from occurring.I would like to examine this with a strict eye and get opinions.'' Ta.
At the meeting, three members, including a former judge and a lawyer, held a private discussion and asked not only the former director but also a wide range of staff from the Prefectural Land Development Department, which is involved in ordering public works, to be interviewed in order to investigate the background of the incident. They have decided to examine what they will do and how future bidding and contracts should be conducted, and consider measures to prevent it from happening again.
Noriyuki Sanada, a lawyer who chairs the committee, said, ``I would like to conduct a thorough investigation and propose a system that will prevent fraud from happening again.''