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Niigata police officer sent to prosecutors over hit-and-run

Original: ひき逃げ

A senior police officer with the Niigata prefectural police has been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of a hit-and-run that left a high school student with minor injuries. Separately, police in Oita are searching the sea in Beppu for Hatta Yoiichi, a suspect in a hit-and-run case who went missing. The cases have drawn attention in Japan, particularly the implication of a serving officer in the Niigata incident.

Why now: A serving police officer being referred to prosecutors for a hit-and-run is a striking breach of public trust driving attention.

Niigata Prefectural PoliceNiigataBeppu, OitaHatta Yoiichi

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• 八田與一容疑者 警察が海を捜索 行方途絶えた大分・別府市内で（FNNプライムオンライン） · ｄメニューニュース
• 新潟県警本部 - 新潟県警巡査長がひき逃げ疑い 書類送検、高校生が軽傷 - 写真・画像(1/1) · 西日本新聞me

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