不正９３件、社長も隠蔽　パナ子会社、報酬返上―外部調査委

　パナソニックホールディングス（ＨＤ）子会社で電子部品などを扱うパナソニックインダストリー（東京）は１日、認証不正問題を受けて設置した外部調査委員会の調査結果を公表した。品質に関わるものを含め、国内外４０工場で生産された部品などで計９３件の不正を確認。坂本真治社長が不正を把握しながら公表を見送るなど隠蔽（いんぺい）していたケースもあった。
　これを受け、楠見雄規パナソニックＨＤ社長と坂本氏は月額報酬の５０％を４カ月間返上する。坂本氏は１日の記者会見で、「最大の要因は経営層の品質保証に対する認識の甘さと現場への理解不足だ」と謝罪した。（2024/11/01-20:43）

Panasonic Industry Co. said Friday that its external investigation panel has confirmed 93 cases of certification fraud involving electronic and other parts produced at a total of 40 plants in and outside Japan.
   The cases include those in which its president, Shinji Sakamoto, covered up the misconduct, according to the panel's report released by the Panasonic Holdings Corp. unit.
   In response to the findings, Sakamoto and Panasonic Holdings President Yuki Kusumi will return half of their monthly remuneration for four months.
   At a press conference on Friday, Sakamoto apologized, saying, "The biggest factors (behind the cases) were the management's poor awareness of quality assurance and lack of understanding of field-level operations."
   In January, Panasonic Industry announced that it had fraudulently received certifications for electronic parts from a U.S. third-party organization. It then set up the investigation panel.