Former Prime Minister Abe's ``state funeral'' Expends public funds in various places and requests an injunction to attend the governor

Lawyers who oppose the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe, which will be held next month, have simultaneously filed a request for an audit by residents in four prefectures, demanding an injunction to stop spending, saying that it is illegal for governors and others to attend the state funeral at public expense. I did.

A group of lawyers who opposed the ``national funeral'' requested a resident audit, and on the 19th, they submitted a bill to the audit committee in four prefectures, including Hokkaido and Osaka.

In both cases, former Prime Minister Abe's "state funeral" scheduled to be held on the 27th of next month is a violation of the constitution and is an administrative activity with no legal basis, and the governor and chairman of the local assembly will attend at public expense. We are asking for an injunction to stop spending as it violates the Local Autonomy Law.

In the future, the audit results will be shown within 60 days, but until then, we also asked not to perform acts related to attending the "national funeral".

At a press conference, Jiro Tani, a lawyer representing Osaka, said, ``There are pros and cons to national funerals. I would like the committee members to make some kind of statement before the state funeral is held."

On the other hand, according to Osaka Prefecture, the government has not received any information about "national funerals", so they are not considering specific measures at this time.

Hokkaido Governor Suzuki "Consider and deal appropriately"

Lawyer Kenta Ikeda, who heads the group in Hokkaido, said, "I think it's unfair to mourn the death of an individual as a national ceremony. We will closely monitor the administration of the audit committee and respond as quickly as possible. I want you to," he said.

On the other hand, Governor Suzuki said at a regular press conference on the 19th, "So far, we have not received any information about the state funeral from the government. If we receive an invitation to attend, we would like to consider it and respond appropriately." I was.