Ex-Toyota exec Hamp walks free; experts divided
Former Toyota Motor Corp. executive Julie Hamp was released from detention Wednesday after prosecutors decided not to indict her regarding the import of a narcotic painkiller.
Prosecutors released the 55-year-old American after deeming that her action had no ill-intent, given that she had her family send the drugs to relieve her knee pain, investigative sources said.
Hamp was arrested on June 18 on suspicion of importing a mail package containing 57 oxycodone pills, which are illegal without a prescription in Japan.
Customs officials at Narita airport on June 11 found some of the pills placed at the bottom of a box listed as containing a necklace, and the rest inside an accessory case.
Toyota announced Wednesday that Senior Managing Officer Shigeru Hayakawa has been appointed chief communications officer, effective Monday, replacing Hamp.
Some criminal law experts called the outcome surprising.
“The prosecutors’ decision is questionable,” said Hisashi Sonoda, a professor...
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