この度の新薬データ改ざん問題につきまして、患者様ならびに関係者の皆様に多大なるご迷惑をおかけいたしましたこと、痛恨の極みであり、深くお詫び申し上げます。
Regarding the recent problem of data falsification surrounding our new drug, the inconvenience caused to our patients and to all those concerned is a source of the deepest regret to me, and I offer my most sincere apologies.
長年にわたって不正が隠蔽されていたという事実は、もはや一企業のガバナンスの欠如にとどまらず、業界全体の信頼を根底から揺るがす事態です。社長ご自身の経営責任について、いかにお考えでしょうか。
The fact that this wrongdoing was concealed over many years is no longer merely a question of governance failure at a single company; it is a situation that shakes the trust of the entire industry to its very foundations. What are your thoughts on your own responsibility as a manager?
すべての責任は、私自身の監視の甘さに起因するものと猛省しております。真相を究明せんがため、外部の有識者からなる第三者委員会を立ち上げ、徹底的な調査を行う所存でございます。
I am gravely reflecting on the fact that all of this responsibility traces back to laxness in my own oversight. In order to bring the truth to light, we intend to establish a third-party committee made up of external experts and to carry out a thorough investigation.
第三者委員会への丸投げは、責任逃れにかこつけた時間稼ぎだと言わざるを得ません。国民の命に関わる問題ゆえに、今この場で明確な辞任の意思を示すべきではないでしょうか。
I must say that handing everything over to a third-party committee amounts to nothing more than buying time under the pretext of evading responsibility. Given that this is a matter affecting the lives of citizens, should you not, here and now, clearly state your intention to resign?
辞任すら辞さぬ覚悟でおりますが、まずは事実関係を余すところなく明らかにし、再発防止策を講じることこそが、私に課せられた最後の責務であると認識しております。
I am prepared even for resignation, but I recognize that first clarifying the facts in their entirety, and putting recurrence-prevention measures in place, is the final duty that has been laid upon me.
データ改ざんを最初に指示したのは誰か、また、それを把握しながら看過した役員は何名いたのか、現時点で判明している事実をお示しください。
Please indicate, as far as the facts are known at this point, who first instructed the data falsification, and how many executives were aware of it yet looked the other way.