Fig. 1-3-2-10 shows the numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices over the last 10 years for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auction (including collusion for the purpose of preventing a fair determination of price or acquiring a wrongful gain, hereinafter the same in this sub-section), and violations of the Bankruptcy Act (Act No. 75 of 2004, Act No. 71 of 1922 before abolition under Act No. 75 of 2004 for up to December 2004).
  Obstruction of auction has increased markedly.

Fig. 1-3-2-10  Numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auctions, and Bankruptcy Act violations (1997-2006)

  Table 1-3-2-11 shows the numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted by public prosecutors over the last five years for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auction (including collusion for the purpose of preventing a fair determination of price or acquiring a wrongful gain), and Bankruptcy Act violations.
  In 2006, 2 persons prosecuted were indicted and no one was put on summary trial procedures for obstruction of compulsory execution. A total of 161 persons prosecuted (including 69 persons for collusion) were indicted and 132 (including 95 persons for collusion) were put on summary trial procedures for the obstruction of auction. 11 persons prosecuted were indicted and 1 was put on summary trial procedures for Bankruptcy Act violations (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).

Table 1-3-2-11  Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auctions, and Bankruptcy Act violations (2002-2006)