Mayor Hitoshi Hara of Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture, who was arrested on suspicion of injury for injuring a nurse at the hospital where he was hospitalized this month and was subsequently released to treat his illness, requested the city council to resign on the 21st. I submitted it.
Mayor Hara of Unnan City was arrested on suspicion of injury on the 16th of this month at a hospital in Izumo City, where he was hospitalized, for injuring his neck and ears by catching a female nurse. He was released and hospitalized for treatment.
According to the Yunnan City Council, on the afternoon of the 21st, a lawyer representing Mayor Hara visited the council secretariat and submitted a resignation request to the chairman of the city council.
In response to this, the city council will discuss the handling of resignation requests at the council steering committee on the 22nd.
According to the Public Offices Election Law, the chairman of the city council will notify the election administration committee that he will be allowed to resign, and an election will be held to select a new mayor within 50 days from the day after the notification.