Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward “Dissolution of Parliament” July 30th 19:04
Is the dissolution of parliament established or not? Confusion continues in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Regarding the fact that the parliament decided to criminalize the mayor for perjury and other suspicions, the mayor announced that the parliament was dismissed as "substantial distrust," but the lawmakers said "there is no legal effect. As ", I am still holding a parliament for 30 days.
Mayor Ishikawa (79) of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo owns an apartment room of about 100 million yen in the ward with his family, but this room is not sold to the public and is provided to land owners and good customers. It was revealed that it was a room called "Business Cooperator Housing".
On this issue, the ward assembly decided to file a criminal charge for suspicion of perjury, for example, when the mayor Ishikawa gave a false testimony at the Hyakujo Committee, but the ward mayor "substantially distrusts" on the 28th. As announced the dissolution of the parliament and notified the chair.
According to the Local Autonomy Law, the ward mayor can dissolve the parliament if a vote of no confidence is made, but this time there is no vote and the councilor side says that "the dissolution is not established".
Also, the ward board of elections says, "We are listening to the opinions of the cities and countries and discussing them," but no conclusion has been reached yet.
The city council deliberated on the supplementary budget proposal including benefits related to the new coronavirus on the 30th, but the ward mayor did not attend because "the council was dissolved and does not exist".
The ward council plans to extend the session by one month, saying that "the discussion cannot take place unless the mayor attends."
Expert "Dissolution is legally impossible"
Regarding the issue of Chiyoda Ward, Professor Emeritus Muneyuki Shindo of Chiba University, who is familiar with local administration, said, "I think it is legally unreasonable to dissolve parliament for criminal prosecution because it is a vote of no confidence. Considering how the association was established, it may only increase the distrust of dismissing the congress as a suspicion of concealing one's own problems. I point out.