Opposition Party “Destruction of the Prosecutor's Independence” Minister of Justice “No concern about arbitrary personnel” 13:19 May 13
At the plenary session of the House of Councillors on the 13th, the opposition party criticized the prosecution office's amendment to allow prosecutors to extend their retirement age, while Minister of Justice Mori said that the opposition party would destroy the independence of prosecutors. I emphasized that there is no concern that arbitrary personnel will be used.
Among them, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Fukushima, said on the proposed amendment: "The Cabinet is able to intervene in the prosecutor's personnel affairs and is a great aggravation that destroys the independence and fairness of the prosecutor. I criticized.
In response to this, Minister of Justice Mori said, "It does not put pressure on the exercise of the public prosecution, does not impair the independence of the public prosecutor, and is not contrary to the separation of the three powers. There is concern that the Cabinet will carry out arbitrary personnel affairs. It won't hit me either. "
In addition, he said, "The purpose of the amendment is to make the best use of the abundant knowledge and experience of senior staff, and it is not related to the extension of the work of Kurokawa Tokyo High Public Prosecutor General," to deepen public understanding. I showed you the idea to explain.