Source: Global Times New Media
Hiromi Kurokawa
According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) on May 21, relevant sources revealed that due to the news by reporters who went out to gather during Japan's "emergency declaration" to play mahjong gambling, The prosecutor general of the Tokyo High Prosecutor's Office, Kurokawa Hirobu, expressed his intention to resign to the people around him. It is reported that the legal and prosecutorial authorities decided to conduct a fact-related investigation such as hearing from the person.
The Japanese magazine "Weekly Bunharu" broke the news that when Japan declared a state of emergency and demanded that everyone refrain from going out in an emergency and unnecessary way, Kurokawa went to the home of a journalist in Tokyo on the evenings of May 1 and May 13 to participate in mahjong gambling.
According to interviews with relevant personnel, Kurokawa has confirmed his resignation and conveyed this intention to those around him.
According to the report, there are inevitable voices within the Japanese procuratorate that Kurokawa's resignation is inevitable, and some people point out that "[the incident] is the worst time at the time when the procuratorate's law reform case is under consideration by the Diet." ”
In January, the Abe administration said Thatokawa prosecutor general was an "indispensable presence" and did not hesitate to revise the interpretation of the law, extending his retirement age for the first time in history. However, the move was criticized by opposition parties one after another, with some stating: "This is to allow Kurokawa, who is close to the official residence, to serve as prosecutor general." ”
After revising the interpretation of the law, the Abe government proposed a bill to amend the law of the Prosecutor's Office, which would allow individual procuratorial cadres to extend their retirement age. The lawyers' group criticized: "This is to justify Kurokawa's illegal and improper extension of the retirement age." ”