Mayor Chiyoda invites to a public-sponsored round-table conference 15,000 yen course food and sake September 13 18:55

It is related to the fact that the mayor of Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo invited more than 100 people including the town chairman to a round-table conference held every year, and course meals and sake of around 15,000 yen per person were provided free of charge. I found out by interviewing people.

Although it is fully covered by public funds, the wife of the town chairman was also invited, and the expert said, "It is beyond the scope of the round-table conference, and although it is sponsored by the ward, it is suspected that it is a donation to voters prohibited by law. There is a possibility of being struck. "

Chiyoda Ward holds a round-table conference at the hotel every year from November to December, inviting all the town presidents in the ward.



The invitation is issued in the name of Mayor Masami Ishikawa (79), and it is said that around 180 people including the mayor will participate every year, but at this round-table conference, course meals and sake of around 15,000 yen per person will be served. Interviews with related parties revealed that it was provided free of charge.



According to the materials obtained by NHK, at the round-table conference in December last year, a full course of French cuisine such as marinated red sea bream with caviar and grilled beef fillet, and drinks such as wine were offered.



The cost of about 3.5 million yen, including the price of the room, is covered entirely by public funds, but the town chairman's wife was also invited to the round-table conference.



In addition, the wife of the ward mayor also participated for at least seven years until 2016.



The ward's round-table conference itself began in 1958, but it was in 2002, the year after Mayor Ishikawa took office, that the hotel invited the town chairman and his wife.



Regarding this situation, Professor Tomoaki Iwai of the Faculty of Law, Nihon University, who is familiar with the Public Offices Election Act, said, "The amount of about 15,000 yen per person is too much, and if you invite the couple, you can go to the neighborhood association. It is possible that the ward mayor may be suspected of using public money to make donations to voters prohibited by the Public Offices Election Act, even though it is sponsored by the ward. "