Recall of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture = There is a suspicion that the signature for the request for dismissal was forged, and the man who collected the signature said, "At the direction of the secretary general of the recall activity group, I copied the defective signature and also gave a fingerprint The secretary-general denied at a press conference that he had not given any instructions.
Of the approximately 435,000 signatures submitted for the recall of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture, 83% were not found to be valid, and police violated the Local Autonomy Law, alleging that a large number of signatures were forged. We are proceeding with the investigation on suspicion of.
On the 21st, Mr. Takahiro Tanaka, Executive Secretary of the recall activity group, held a press conference on this issue and argued about the contents of the media reports so far.
Of these, the man who collected the signatures said, "At the direction of Secretary-General Tanaka, I copied the signature book that there was an error on a new signature form and stamped my signature." "The man giving the testimony is not in a position to ask for work and does not give instructions. It is a false statement," he insisted on criminal prosecution.
In addition, the executive secretary of the recall activity group said, "I heard from the secretary general Tanaka that it will be inflated on September 24 (last year)," said the Chunichi Shimbun and others. Was still in the middle of the signing campaign, and it was true that he had discussed the need to reach out to various groups and parties. "
He added, "As the secretary general, I have all the responsibilities. If there is a punishment for an organization, I am prepared to take all responsibility."