Recall of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture = 83% of the signatures submitted for the request for dismissal were not recognized as valid signatures, the issue announced by the prefectural election administration committee, the organization that carried out the signing activity held a press conference However, a newspaper report that a large number of part-time workers collected by a company in Nagoya City through a recruitment agency copied a list with the names and addresses of citizens of the prefecture into a signature book said, "It is a fact that a signature sheet was made. "It will be," he said, denying the involvement of the secretariat of the organization and making it clear that he is proceeding with confirmation.

The Aichi Prefectural Election Commission investigated the signature book submitted for the recall of Governor Omura = request for dismissal on February 1, and found that about 83% of the total was written by the same person. Announced that the signature was not recognized as valid.



The Chunichi Shimbun published the morning edition of the 16th on this issue, and a large number of part-time jobs collected through a recruitment agency by a subcontractor of an advertising-related company in Nagoya City that cooperated with the activity wrote the names and addresses of Aichi citizens in Saga City. He reported that he had copied the written list to the signature book.



In response to this, the organization that carried out the signing activity said at a press conference at the Aichi Prefectural Office on the evening of the 16th, "There is no fact that the secretariat was involved."



On top of that, "I heard that there were signatures made in Kyushu, but they were all useless. I think it is true that the signature paper was made. Mr. Takasu, the chairman of the organization, should investigate thoroughly. It has been said, and we are confirming the facts as far as we can understand. "



Regarding this issue, the prefectural election administration committee has filed a complaint with the police on suspicion of violating the Local Autonomy Law with the suspect unknown, and the cosmetic surgery "Takasu Clinic", which is the chairman of the organization that signed the signature activity. Director Katsuya Takasu also sent a complaint to the Nagoya Regional Autonomy Agency, alleging that someone had an invalid signature in the signature list.

Governor Omura "Understanding the Truth about Organizational Involvement"

Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture said at a press conference, "A part of the systematic misconduct has been revealed, so I would like the investigative authorities to promptly clarify the whole picture."



In addition, as the person who led the signing activity, Katsuya Takasu, the director of cosmetic surgery "Takasu Clinic" and Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City, were named and "clarified, disclosed and explained the truth about organizational involvement. I have a responsibility to go. "

Mayor of Nagoya Kawamura "The mayor's responsibility is to clarify the truth"

Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City, who supported the signing activity, said, "I was really surprised. It's far beyond my imagination," and emphasized that he and his own office were not involved.



After that, he said, "It is the moral responsibility of the mayor to clarify the truth and protect the citizens' right to recall," and continued to confirm the facts.