At the Ichihara City Council in Chiba Prefecture, a political ethics review committee was held to find out that the former chairperson had engaged in inappropriate behavior towards a female council member, such as holding her hand. We have compiled a corresponding report.
The previous chairman has indicated that he will not comply with the recommendations even if they are made, citing ``the facts are not clear.''
The Ichihara City Council's Political Ethics Review Committee released its report on the 5th after being held in February this year on the grounds that Councilman Yoshimitsu Nagano, who was the chairperson, had acted inappropriately towards a female council member. did.
According to the report, at a meeting in February, he made physical contact, such as holding a female councilor's hand with both hands, touching her chin with her palm, and mentioning the female councilor by name and telling people around her that he had ``talked to her.'' I believe there was some behavior.
The report determined that the series of actions constituted harassment that undermined the integrity and honor of the parliament, and concluded that it amounted to a recommendation for the members to resign.
The City Council is expected to hold an extraordinary session in the middle of this month and pass a resolution recommending the resignation of the council member.
However, the recommendation to resign does not have any coercive force, and former Speaker Nagano has previously indicated that he would not accept the recommendation even if it were made, saying, ``A handshake is meant to give encouragement, etc., and the recommendation for resignation of a member is not clear even though the facts are unclear.'' "The decision was made and it is clearly unbalanced. I will continue to do my best in my job."