Kurokawa, Prosecutor General, resigned to retire from office

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In response to the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's office prosecutor Kurokawa's declaration of an emergency, he submitted a resignation due to the problem of betting Mahjong, and the opposition side pursues the responsibility of the government who extended Mr. Kurokawa's retirement age. It is a policy.

Prime Minister Abe indicated that he would reconsider the treatment, saying that it would not be possible to move forward without the public's understanding of the bill to raise the retirement age of national civil servants, including prosecutors.

Hiroshi Kurokawa, Attorney General of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office, submitted a resignation on the 21st regarding the problem of betting Mahjong while an emergency was announced, and the resignation is officially approved by the Cabinet on the 22nd. It's a schedule.

Representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Mr. Edano, said, "I will be held responsible for the judgment of having Kurokawa Prosecutor General in office, without explaining the conventional interpretation that retirement age cannot be extended."

The opposition party will pursue the responsibilities of Prime Minister Abe and Minister of Justice Mori, saying that the government's responsibility to extend the retirement age of Mr. Kurokawa in January is extremely heavy.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe said that there is no flaw in the procedure for extension of retirement age, but he said, "Since the final decision will be made by the Cabinet, the Prime Minister is naturally responsible. The criticism is sincere. I would like to take it. "

Regarding the bill to gradually raise the retirement age of national civil servants, including prosecutors, "I cannot move forward without the understanding of the people. The opinion is that the social situation is very severe and the situation is different from when the bill was made. There is also a LDP, ”he said, suggesting to reconsider the treatment.

The government and the ruling party are fully committed to responding to the new coronavirus, and we would like to work to restore trust by accumulating results such as establishing a second supplementary budget proposal that includes additional economic measures.