Most of the signatures for the recall and dismissal request of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture were not recognized as valid, so executives of an advertising-related company in Nagoya City gathered part-time jobs at the request of the secretariat of the organization that signed. According to an interview with the people concerned, he said that he had copied his name and address to the signature book and received millions of yen.
The secretariat of the organization has denied any involvement in previous interviews.
The Aichi Prefectural Election Commission announced that approximately 83% of the signatures submitted for Governor Omura's recall / dismissal request were signatures that were not considered valid because they were suspected to have been written by the same person. doing.
Regarding this, an executive of an advertising-related company in Nagoya City told the people concerned that he had collected part-time jobs at the request of the secretariat of the organization that carried out the signature activity and copied the list with the name and address to the signature book. I found out in the interview.
The transcript says that he gathered dozens of part-time workers a day at a facility in the Kyushu region and went there for about 10 days.
According to the people concerned, there is also a "purchase order" from the executive of the secretariat, and the executive of the company says that he "concluded a contract and received millions of yen".
On the other hand, the secretariat of the organization has denied any involvement in the interviews so far.
Regarding this issue, the prefectural election administration committee and Nagoya City have filed accusations with the police on suspicion of violating the Local Autonomy Law without knowing the suspect, and the chairman of the organization that signed the signature, Takasu Katsuya Takasu, director of the clinic, also allegedly sent a complaint to the Nagoya District Prosecutor's Office, alleging that someone had inserted an invalid signature.