Following the Saitama District Court, the Tokyo High Court has decided to reject a request for a provisional injunction by a citizen group opposing the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe, which will be held next week, to prevent the government from executing the budget.
Citizens' groups plan to make a special appeal to the Supreme Court.
A group of citizens opposed to the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe argued that "the state funeral has no legal basis, is unconstitutional, and violates the freedom of thought and conscience," etc. On the 5th of this month, the Saitama District Court rejected the petition for a provisional injunction seeking to suspend the execution of the national budget.
The citizens' group immediately appealed, but presiding judge Shinzo Shidahara of the Tokyo High Court issued a decision to dismiss the complaint following the Saitama District Court by the 22nd.
He said, "We are seeking confirmation of an abstract constitutional violation, and it does not constitute a legal dispute."
The citizens' group plans to file a special appeal to the Supreme Court.
Regarding state funerals, in addition to Tokyo, district courts and high courts in Yokohama and Osaka have decided to reject requests for temporary injunctions, such as suspension of budget execution.