On the 22nd, the representative of the parliamentary group who commissioned the investigation was found to have multiple errors and unnatural points in the contents of the citizen questionnaire conducted by the largest parliamentary group of the Tsu city council in Mie prefecture using the state affairs activity expenses. At the parliamentary group, he apologized, "I'm sorry for making the citizens suspicious and damaging their trust."
The "citizen club", the largest parliamentary group of the Tsu city council, asked this company to investigate because of the problem that multiple errors and unnatural points were found in the contents of the citizen questionnaire entrusted to the research company using the state affairs activity expenses. Former representative Keiichi Fukuda and current representatives had a press conference on the 22nd.
In this, Representative Fukuda said, "It was thought that it was caused by a typographical error or a careless mistake, and it was not confirmed as an orderer. I'm sorry. "
And since the research company says that it has discarded the data of the aggregated results, it is not possible to confirm whether the questionnaire was conducted properly, "I should have set the retention period at the time of contract. I am very sorry." And so on.
In addition, the current representative of the parliamentary group said, "Other members of the parliamentary group also lack the attitude to utilize the deliverables, otherwise such a situation may have been avoided." He admitted that he was spending his political activity expenses.