Shiga Konan city employee photographs remains of remains at funeral hall, shares with acquaintances, apologizes to bereaved family
In January this year, it was discovered that a city employee took a photo of remains in a cremation furnace at a funeral home in Konan City, Shiga Prefecture, and shared the photo with an acquaintance on LINE.
The city has apologized to the bereaved family, and the mayor said at a press conference on the 23rd, ``This is something that no human being should do.’’
湖南市によりますと、ことし1月、環境政策課の20代の職員が業務で市の斎場を訪れた際、火葬する炉の確認窓から見えた炉内の遺骨と炎をそれぞれ1枚ずつ私用のスマートフォンで撮影し、写真2枚を知人2人にLINEで共有したということです
According to Konan City, in January this year, when an employee in his 20s from the Environmental Policy Division visited the city’s funeral hall for work, he took a photo of the remains and flames that were visible through the inspection window of the furnace where cremation was to take place. He took the photos with his smartphone and shared them with two acquaintances on LINE.
Also, during the LINE exchange, the last name of the deceased was conveyed.
One of my acquaintances contacted the city in May, and the city investigated and found that the remains had been photographed.Mayor Kunio Ikuta, city executives, and the employee himself were asked to report the bereaved family. I apologized to
In response to the city’s investigation, a staff member said, ``I was shocked to see the inside of a crematorium for the first time, so I acted without consideration.’’
Konan City announced on May 31st this year that this employee had been punished with a 1/10th pay reduction and six months of disciplinary action, but the details were not given due to ”a promise made to the bereaved family.” It wasn’t made clear
23日の定例会見で、生田市長は「人としてやってはいけないことだ
At a regular press conference on the 23rd, Mayor Ikuta said, ``This is something that no human being should do.’’
All of our staff members, including myself, will reflect on this and conduct training.”
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