A Tokyo ward office official and an acquaintance were arrested Saturday on suspicion of leaking personal information obtained via the Basic Resident Registration Network System, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The police suspect that personal data of about 20 people were leaked in the past year with the aim of helping a crime syndicate locate particular individuals.
Naohisa Ichikawa, 32, an official of Suginami Ward Office and a resident of the ward, and his acquaintance Hiroki Sasaki, 34, of no fixed address, were arrested on suspicion of violating the Residential Basic Book Law.
