The investigation continues, and the MPD has not yet referred anyone to prosecutors. But the incessant, extended media coverage of the investigation suggests that the MPD has provided – and possibly even leaked – information from the investigation to journalists, a routine but legally dubious means of gaining public support.
调查一直在持续，但东京警视厅也并未将任何嫌疑人提交给检察官。然而媒体对此事持续不断的报道显示警视厅似乎提供——或者有意泄露——某些调查资料给记者，这也是警方惯用的一种打擦边球的方式，为的是赢得更多的公众支持。