“Meeting to see cherry blossoms” The ruling party “has fulfilled its responsibilities” The opposition party “explained at the Diet” November 16 5:33
The government and ruling party said that a certain accountability was fulfilled by Prime Minister Abe explaining that there was no violation of the law on the 15th on the 15th over the "Sakura viewing party", but the opposition party The side will continue to request that the budget committee meet the intensive deliberations, as it should be explained in the Diet.
A Prime Minister-sponsored “Meeting of Cherry Blossoms”, Prime Minister Abe responded to a reporter's interview for about 20 minutes on the 15th. "Said.
On the other hand, all the expenses including the social gathering the night before were paid by the participants, and it was recognized that they did not violate the Political Funds Control Law, assuming that there was no income or expenditure of their offices or supporters. As for the membership fee for the social gathering, he explained, “The membership fee of 5000 yen is the price set by the hotel based on the fact that the majority of the guests are hotel guests.”
In response, government officials said that Prime Minister Abe had explained carefully, and the government and the ruling party said that Prime Minister Abe fulfilled certain accountability.
On the other hand, the Chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party's response to the National Assembly for Residents' National Assembly criticized that he did not fulfill his accountability and was anointing the fire. I haven't been able to explain the background, "or" If it is a sponsorship activity, it must be included in the report on the balance of political funds. "
The opposition party will continue to demand that Prime Minister Abe should explain to the Diet that he should explain to the Diet.