Osaka City Kanden Electric Third Party Commission Requested to Add City Recommended Members October 3 19:05

Regarding the issue of receipt of gold goods exceeding 300 million yen by the executives of Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd. Asked to add members to recommend.

Kansai Electric Power's policy is to establish a new third-party committee consisting of neutral external experts to investigate the problem of receipt of over 300 million yen by executives of Kansai Electric Power.

About this, Kiyoshi Higashiyama, the director of Osaka City, met with Shigeki Okada, Deputy General Manager of Regional Energy at Kansai Electric Power at Osaka City Hall. It is not a situation where self-cleaning can be expected. "

On top of that, the city was told to the third party committee that "If only Kansai Electric Power has elected the committee, the survey will not be sufficiently objective and transparent, and will not lead to a full understanding." We handed in a document requesting that we add members to recommend and requested to respond by 9th of this month.

In response, Deputy General Manager Okada of Kansai Electric said, “I would like to take it back to the company for a thorough examination and reply.”

After that, Director Higashiyama told reporters, “As long as Osaka City requests it, we expect Kansai Electric Power to receive it.”

Kansai Economic Federation "Do not have doubts"

Mr. Masayoshi Matsumoto, president of the Kansai Economic Federation, was interviewed by a reporter group in Tokyo on the 3rd. I do n’t think I should do anything. ”

In addition, “Kansai Electric Power will conduct a thorough investigation by a third-party committee, so I would like to wait for the findings and show my own ideas.” It was.

On the other hand, Chairman Yagi, who received 85.9 million yen worth of gold, serves as vice chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation.

Mr. Matsumoto said about the progress, “Mr. Yagi reported to me about the contents of the press conference yesterday, but I haven't heard any further stories. The person himself emphasized the results of the third-party committee. I think that I will decide the response.I will also examine the story of the person himself and the report contents of the committee, and I will respond. "