National News

Prosecutor who cheated gets 1 1/2 years

The Osaka District Court sentenced a prosecutor to 18 months in prison April 12 for tampering with evidence during an investigation into a postal discount system abuse case. In a scandal that has shaken the credibility of the judicial system, Tsunehiko Maeda, 43, who was fired as a prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office's elite investigative team, was arrested last September on suspicion of altering data on a floppy disk confiscated during the investigation. (Kyodo News)

Shukan ST: April 22, 2011

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