A Japanese bus driver With almost 30 years of experience he lost his retirement of 75,000 euros after being discovered stealing six, corresponding to the price of a ticket.
In 2022, while reviewing the images of a dashboard camera, members of the Municipal Transport Office of Kyoto detected a driver keeping a 1000 yen ticket (six euros) in the pocket, instead of introducing it into the ticket vending machine, as usual.
When questioned about the incident, the man He denied his responsibilitybut he was finally fired and his retirement fund canceled.
The driver, whose name was not announced, sued the city of Kyoto, but a few days ago, a failure of the Supreme Court confirmed the municipal decision, arguing that their behavior could undermine trust citizen in the local transport system.
“A driver drives every day municipal funds. We take the embezzlement of that money very seriously, however little, ” declared AFP Shinichi Hirai, official of the Kyoto Public Transport Office.
“If our strict standards are not followed, good service can deteriorate the trust of travelers, something we cannot allow“Hirai added.
