Environment Minister Koizumi "Retrospective" Absence of antivirus headquarters absent and attends New Year party

Environment Minister Koizumi says, “I'm remorseful.” Antivirus headquarters absent and attends New Year's party February 19 at 15:54

Koizumi, Minister of the Environment's Budget Committee, said that he missed the New Coronavirus Countermeasures Headquarters and attended the New Year's party of the local supporters association. I said.

Among them, Constitutional Democratic Party Mr. Nao Honda Taira said that the Minister of the Environment, Koizumi, was absent from the government's new Coronavirus Countermeasures Headquarters held this month and attended a New Year's party of local supporters' association. With the coronavirus becoming a major problem, it would have been a mistake to force the task force to act for the New Year's party. "

In response, Minister Koizumi said, "It's a new year's party of a local important supporter who has always supported me warmly, and alcohol was also served."

He added, `` We asked the secretary to attend by proxy and responded in accordance with the rules of crisis management, but we have sincerely accepted and pointed out that pointing out that attending local meetings is a problem. '' .

Meanwhile, Minister of Justice Mori also said he was absent from the task force on the same day and was attending the awards ceremony at a local calligraphy exhibition.

"In accordance with the rules on crisis management, we received detailed reports before and after the headquarters and provided necessary instructions, but we take the points seriously and reflect on them."

Komei Ishida, Chairman of the Board "I should have attended"

"The new coronavirus has been the biggest challenge and should have attended," said Komeito's Ishida, chairman of the political investigation at the press conference.