TOKYO (TR) – Following the indictment of a former Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. worker for the alleged drugging and theft of aged purchasers in Hiroshima City, the feminine sufferer final week expressed displeasure in direction of the most important securities agency, experiences NHK (Dec. 13).
The feminine sufferer, aged in her 80s, mentioned by means of an announcement launched by her lawyer on December 13, “I am deeply shocked that I was betrayed by someone I trusted as a major securities firm.”
Between 5:30 p.m. and eight:00 p.m. on July 28, Yusei Kajiwara, 29, allegedly gave sleeping capsules to the couple, aged of their 80s, at their residence in Nishi Ward.
With the pair in a drowsy state, he’s then alleged to have stolen roughly 26 million yen in money and a Boston bag earlier than setting the home on fireplace.
The couple seen the hearth and fled. They weren’t injured, police mentioned beforehand.
Kajiwara was indicted on expenses of tried murder-robbery and arson on November 20.
“When I woke up I saw flames and my husband and desperately ran outside,” the sufferer additionally mentioned within the assertion. “When I think about what would have happened if I hadn’t woken up, I can’t stop trembling with fear.”
“I feel nothing but anger”
At the time of the incident, Kajiwara was answerable for gross sales on the Hiroshima department of Nomura Securities. The firm dismissed him in August.
Regarding the defendant, she mentioned, “The shock of being betrayed in this way by someone I trusted with confidence as a major securities company is so great that I am mentally exhausted. I feel nothing but anger and unforgiveness toward the perpetrator, but I want them to honestly admit the facts and be severely punished so that they realize the gravity of their crime.”
On December 3, Kentaro Okuda, the president of Nomura Securities, apologized for the incident at a press convention in Tokyo. “I deeply apologize to the victims and many other people involved for causing so much worry and inconvenience,” Okuda mentioned. “This is something that should never have happened, and we take it very seriously.”
Okuda will hand over 30 % of his month-to-month wage for 3 months to take accountability for the matter.
In November, Nomura Securities introduced measures to forestall a recurrence, reminiscent of establishing a rule that requires prior approval from a superior earlier than workers within the private gross sales division go to purchasers.