Wakayama Prefectural Police have arrested a 60-year-old a prison officer at Shizuoka Prison on suspicion of stealing an inmate's ring that was kept at the prison.
Police said Akio Honda has admitted to the allegation, Sankei Shimbun reported.
Police said Honda is accused of stealing the ring (worth 700,000 yen) that was kept in a safe at Wakayama Prison between October 23 last year and February 27 this year. The suspect was working as an investigator at Wakayama Prison at the time.
When the inmate was released, the ring was found to be missing during the process of returning his belongings.
© Japan Today
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falseflagsteve
Sounds to me like that Honda fella stole it.
HappySmiles
I hope 60-year-old Mr. Honda loses his pension as a result. The public shouldn’t have to support this thief.
Aaron Wright
If he stealing on the job at 60 years of age, he’s probably gotten away with a lot of theft over the preceding years.
carpslidy
Reminds me of the 30 million yen that went missing from an evidence locker in hiroshima.
That has never been returned and no one got arrested for.
sakurasuki
Can't blame him, high price with increased rice price in Japan might contribute why he did that.
garypen
What gives you that idea? Was it this well-hidden clue?
"Police said Akio Honda has admitted to the allegation..."
Dragon
Inmate with a ¥700,000 ring.
kwatt
So stupid! He was supposed to get a good retirement pension (around 10 - 20million yen) a few years later, but he lost it all. It is very hard for former corruption officer to get a new job as he has a criminal record.