Inada accepts hearing by inspectors, denies cover-up
July 22, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Friday accepted a hearing in the ongoing special investigation, ordered by herself, over Ground Self-Defense Force troops' daily logs on peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and denied a cover-up of electronic data on the GSDF reports.
In the one-hour hearing, conducted at the Defense Ministry, Inada said she did not receive a report from the GSDF that the documents in question, which were previously said to have been discarded, had been found in electronic form at the GSDF, according to government sources.
At a press conference prior to the hearing, Inada said, "If I had received such a report, I would have certainly instructed the disclosure (of the data)." She reiterated that she has never approved a cover-up or non-disclosure of the data.
The GSDF side has told the investigation by the ministry's Inspector General's Office of Legal Compliance that it reported the existence of the data to Inada.
But this explanation by the GSDF is not included in a draft investigation report prepared by the office, the sources said.
The draft report, meanwhile, says that Gen. Toshiya Okabe, GSDF chief of staff, told Vice Defense Minister Tetsuro Kuroe and others on Feb. 15 of the existence of the data and that they agreed that there was no need to disclose this, according to the sources. (Jiji Press)
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