「特定秘密」違反、新たに１００件　手続き不備、違法コピーも―防衛省

　自衛隊が「特定秘密」を不適切に取り扱っていた問題で、防衛省は２７日、異動時の手続き不備や情報の違法コピーなど、新たに１００件超の違反が確認されたと発表した。７月に海上自衛隊の艦艇などで大量の違反が発覚して約１２０人が処分され、同省が調査を続けていた。
　防衛省によると、特定秘密を扱うために必要な「適性評価」は、有資格者でも他省庁に異動する際はその都度取り直す必要がある。しかし、出向先の防衛装備庁や内閣府から戻る際、再取得手続きを怠った例が計１０１件あった。防衛省は今後、関係者を処分する。
　航空自衛隊の幹部が特定秘密を含む説明内容を部下に録音して聞き直すよう誤った指示を出していたほか、陸上自衛隊では特定秘密を含むデータを誤って共有フォルダに保存していた事例や秘密文書の誤廃棄も発覚。計７人が処分を受けた。（2024/12/27-17:14）

Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that it has found over 100 new cases of the Self-Defense Forces mishandling designated security secrets, such as improper procedures for members transferring posts and illegal copying of information.
   The ministry has been conducting investigations after many violations of rules over the handling of secrets were found mainly on Maritime SDF vessels, resulting in punishments of some 120 members in July.
   According to the ministry, those who handle designated secrets must retake aptitude tests every time they move to other government agencies even if they have previously passed.
   Still, there were 101 cases of members failing to do this when returning to the ministry from the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency or from the Cabinet Office. The ministry plans to punish those involved soon.
   It also discovered a case in which a senior Air SDF member inappropriately instructed subordinates to record and listen again to explanations of information that included designated secrets, a case in which data including secrets were wrongly stored in a shared folder at the Ground SDF, and a case involving the mistaken disposal of secret documents at the GSDF. Seven people have been punished over these cases.