検察定年延長、今国会見送りで調整　政府、世論の批判回避

　政府は、検察官の定年を引き上げる検察庁法改正案の今国会成立を見送る方向で調整に入った。政府高官が１８日明らかにした。検察の独立を脅かす恐れがあるとして同改正案に反対する世論が高まる中、採決を強行して批判を招くのは得策ではないと判断した。
　「束ね法案」となっている国家公務員法改正案などと合わせ、秋に予想される臨時国会で仕切り直す考えだ。（2020/05/18-12:07）

The Japanese government is considering giving up the enactment of a controversial prosecutor law revision bill during the ongoing parliamentary session, which will end on June 17, a senior government official said Monday.
   The government believes it would not be the best idea to railroad the bill amid growing public criticism that the proposed law revision might jeopardize the independence of public prosecutors, informed sources said.
   The government aims to handle the amendment designed to raise the retirement age for prosecutors at an extraordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, that is expected to be convened in autumn, the sources said.
   The revision is part of a package of legislation aimed at raising the retirement age for national public servants.
   While setting the retirement age for prosecutors in executive posts, the proposed revision to the prosecutors offices law includes a provision that would allow the cabinet to decide tenure extensions for such senior prosecutors, including the prosecutor-general, at its discretion.