Fictional Crime Reporting - Fictional Crime Reporting

Japanese: 虚構犯罪申告罪 - きょこうはんざいしんこくざい

... A complaint can be retracted, but only before the initiation of prosecution (Article 237). If a false complaint is made intentionally, the person may be charged with filing a false complaint (Article 172 of the Penal Code) or reporting a false crime (Article 1, No. 16 of the Minor Offenses Act). [Noriyoshi Naganuma]...

From [Accusation]

...A third party other than the perpetrator or the person with the right to file a complaint reports a criminal fact to an investigative agency and expresses their intention to seek punishment for the perpetrator. Anyone who believes that a crime has been committed may file a complaint (however, if a false accusation is made intentionally, one may be charged with false accusation (Article 172 of the Penal Code) or false crime report (Article 1, item 16 of the Minor Offenses Act)). In particular, public officials have an obligation to report crimes when they discover them in the course of their duties (Article 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure). ...

*The following is an explanation of terms that refer to the "crime of false crime reporting."

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…　いったんした告訴も，これを取り消すことができるが，その時期は公訴の提起前に限られている(237条)。なお，故意に虚偽の告訴をしたときは，虚偽告訴罪(刑法172条)ないしは虚構犯罪申告罪(軽犯罪法1条16号)に問われることがある。【長沼範良】。…

【告発】より

…犯人および告訴権者以外の第三者が，捜査機関に犯罪事実を申告し，犯人の処罰を求める意思を表示すること。犯罪があると認めるときは，だれでも告発をすることができる(ただし，故意に偽りの告発をしたときは虚偽告訴罪(刑法172条)ないし虚構犯罪申告罪(軽犯罪法1条16号)に問われることがある)。とくに公務員は，職務上犯罪を発見したときは，告発をする義務がある(刑事訴訟法239条)。…

※「虚構犯罪申告罪」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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