The Japan bus driver with 3 decades of service loses a pension of $ 84,000 after they caught him stealing $ 7

A Japanese bus driver with 29 years of service lost his retirement package worth $ 84,000 after being fired for stealing $ 7 of passenger rates.

The city of Kyoto dismissed the man, who was not appointed, after he was filmed by the security camera of his bus stealing 1,000 yen ($ 7) in 2022.

After his retirement money of more than 12 million yen ($ 84,000) was denied, the driver sued the city but lost the case.

The verdict was revoked in his favor, with a ruling from the court that the punishment was excessive.

But on Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a final decision in favor of the city, restoring the original penalty.

He decided that man’s behavior could undermine public trust in the system and the sound operation of the bus service.

In the original incident, a group of five passengers entered the bus and paid 1,150 yen, according to the ruling.

According to the Mainichi newspaper, in February 2022, the 58 -year -old driver pocketed an invoice of 1,000 and received from a passenger instead of putting it in the rate processing machine. The theft was discovered when the Municipal Transportation of Kyoto saw the incident in Dashcam’s images of the bus, the exit reported.

Despite being caught by the camera, he tried to deny him during a meeting with his superior.

The driver had been rebuked several times during his career for several incidents, according to the ruling.

This included smoking repeatedly an electronic cigarette while I was on service, although when there were no passengers on board.

The city of Kyoto praised the decision.

“Each of the bus drivers works alone and manages public money. We take very seriously that the embezzlement related to this area of ​​our work took place,” said Shinichi Hirai, an official of the Kyoto public transport office.

“If our strict measures were not accepted, then our organization could become careless and could result in the erosion of the public’s confidence,” he said.

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