Recall signature problem Part-time job "I was urged to collect 1 million people"

Most of the signatures for the recall / dismissal request of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture were not recognized as valid, and it is suspected that a large number of signatures were forged. A man who copied his name and address on a signature form revealed that he was told by the staff who had instructed at the venue that he had to hurry because he had to collect about 1 million people. I did.

The police are also listening to the circumstances from the people involved as part-time workers and proceeding with the elucidation.

In October last year, a large number of part-time workers went to Saga City for the problem that 83% of the signatures of about 435,000 people submitted for the recall / dismissal request of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture were not recognized as valid. It is said that the names and addresses that were collected and written on the list were copied onto a signature sheet.

A man who said he had this part-time job responded to an interview with NHK.

The man applied for a part-time job through a website operated by a recruitment agency, and said that he had copied the work for about 8 hours a day for 8 days at an hourly wage of 950 yen. "The staff told me that bringing in a mobile phone is prohibited. I also signed an agreement that my personal information will not be leaked to the outside. "

In addition, there was a note on the signature paper prohibiting forgery, but the man said, "The staff told me that I could ignore it, and I trusted it and wrote it."

In addition, most of the part-time jobs were relatively young people, but the man said, "There were a few women who seemed to be foreigners." "In the latter half of the schedule, the staff said,'Hurry up. 1 million. I have to collect as many people as I can. "

The man later learned in the press that he had been involved in the transcription, saying, "I feel guilty. I wanted the people on the scene to explain it properly. I didn't do it if there was an explanation." Did.

The Aichi Prefectural Police is proceeding with elucidation by listening to the circumstances from the people involved as part-time workers.