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朝日新聞の情報開示請求をめぐる総務省幹部のチャット問題、林総務相が適切な対応と主張

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朝日新聞が日本郵便の不祥事をめぐって総務省に情報開示請求をした際、省内の業務チャットで『特別延長してほとぼりをさめさせる』などと投稿されていた問題で、チャットのメンバーである総務省幹部が自ら内部調査を行い、『適切に対応している』と結論づけていた。林芳正総務相は4日の記者会見で『反省すべき点がないか精査する』と述べたが、これまでの調査手法も問われている。

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朝日新聞は日本郵便の不祥事をめぐって総務省に情報公開請求を行った。その際、省内の業務チャットで『特別延長してほとぼりをさめさせる』などと投稿されていたことが問題となった。

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日本郵便の不祥事をめぐって朝日新聞が総務省に情報開示請求をした際、省内の業務チャットで「特別延長してほとぼりをさめさせる」などと投稿されていた問題では、チャットのメンバーである総務省幹部が自ら内部調査し、「適切に対応している」と結論づけていた。林芳正総務相は4日の記者会見で「反省すべき点がないか精査する」と話したが、これまでの調査手法も問われる。

「情報公開法にのっとって適切に対応している」。林総務相は1日の会見ではこう説明していた。チャットを使ったこと、行政文書であることを明言したうえで「適時に削除した」とした。

「適切な対応」はどう判断したのか。

朝日新聞は8月10日、情報公開などを担う総務省大臣官房総務課にチャットの内容を具体的に伝え、省としての見解を尋ねた。

投稿に名がある幹部、「時間も経っているので……」

日本郵便を担当する郵政行政…

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 総務省によるチャット問題の再調査または第三者機関による検証が行われる

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • チャットの投稿が適切な行政対応に該当するかの具体的な判断基準は何か
  • 総務省幹部による内部調査の方法とその結果の詳細は何か
  • 同様のチャット投稿が他にも存在しないか

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