Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama met on the afternoon of the 28th in a case where two career employees of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry were arrested for deceiving "rent support benefits" for businesses affected by the new coronavirus. "We regret that such a case has occurred to a national government employee who requires a high level of ethical awareness, and we deeply apologize to the people."
Makoto Sakurai (28), a career employee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the chief of the Industrial Funds Division, and Yutaro Arai (28) of the Industrial Organization Division said last year about "rent support benefits" for small and medium-sized enterprises. , I applied for a lie using an insubstantial company and was arrested on suspicion of fraud for deceiving about 5.5 million yen.
Regarding this, Minister Kajiyama apologized at a press conference on the afternoon of the 28th, saying, "We regret that such a case has occurred to the national public servants who are required to have a high sense of ethics, and deeply apologize to the people."
He added, "The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will cooperate as much as possible in the investigation, and will take strict measures based on the elucidation of the whole picture and consider measures to prevent recurrence."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Extremely regrettable"
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference in the morning, "We are investigating and would like to refrain from commenting on the details, but it is extremely regrettable because it is a problem related to public trust in the government. , It is necessary to carry out a strict response to the staff and verify the contents of the investigation, and link it to future responses. "