A group of citizens opposed to the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe scheduled for September 27 held a rally in front of the main gate of the Diet and appealed for the withdrawal of the Cabinet decision, saying, "There is no legal basis for the state funeral." I was.
The government has decided to hold the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on September 27.
Under these circumstances, citizens and scholars who opposed the implementation of the state funeral held a rally in front of the main gate of the Diet, and about 4,000 people gathered according to the organizer's announcement.
Lawyer Masatoshi Uchida, one of the organizers, called for the cancellation of state funerals. I was.
Participants in the rally held up placards with words such as "No State Funeral" and shouted slogans.
One of the participants said, "If a state funeral is to be held, it should be discussed in the Diet and then decided on a budget. However, there are times when flags are raised at half mast with tacit consent, so the state funeral itself should not be held."
Regarding the grounds for state funerals, the government says, "The Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office stipulates that ceremonial affairs of the state are under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet Office, and can be carried out on the basis of cabinet decisions."
In addition, he withdrew the Cabinet's approval to raise a mourning flag and observe a moment of silence, stating, "It is not something that asks each and every citizen to receive political evaluation or mourning."