A man in his 20s filed a suit Thursday with the Tokyo District Court against the metropolitan government, claiming the Metropolitan Police Department refused to hire him after finding out he is HIV-positive.

The plaintiff, a Tokyo resident, is demanding nearly 12 million yen in compensation.

According to the suit, the man passed an MPD employment examination in autumn 1997 while he was a graduate student. After graduation, he moved into a dormitory before enrolling in police school in July 1998.