記録廃棄、年内に有識者委　「批判、重く受け止める」―最高裁

　神戸市須磨区で１９９７年に起きた連続児童殺傷など、重大少年事件の記録が廃棄されていた問題で、最高裁は２５日、有識者で構成する委員会を開催し、永久保存の在り方を検討すると発表した。年内に第１回会合を開く意向。
　最高裁の小野寺真也総務局長は「これまで頂いた意見や批判を重く受け止め、有識者の意見も聞きながら事件記録を適切に管理していきたい」とのコメントを出した。（2022/10/25-19:51）

Japan's Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will set up a panel of experts to consider how to keep permanently records of juvenile and other criminal cases.
   The move follows the recent revelation that records of serious juvenile criminal cases, including all records of the 14-year-old serial killer in Kobe, western Japan, in 1997, have been discarded by family courts across the country.
   In a statement issued on Tuesday, Shinya Onodera, chief of the top court's General Affairs Bureau, said, "We take seriously the opinions and criticisms we have received (since the revelation), and we will manage records of criminal cases appropriately while listening to the opinions of experts."
   The panel will consist of lawyers Hisashi Kajiki and Asaka Kanda and Hosei University professor Shigeru Takahashi. The top court plans to hold the first meeting of the panel by the end of this year. The panel is expected to draw up a report by March.