Notice regarding joint burial condolences Voices of doubt at opposition meetings

Notice regarding joint burial condolences Voices of doubt at opposition meetings One after another October 15, 19:23

At the joint burial of former Prime Minister Nakasone, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology issued a notice regarding the expression of condolences to national universities, etc., and at the opposition party's meeting, it seems that they are stepping into freedom of thought and conscience. There were a lot of doubts.

On the 17th, at the joint burial of the Cabinet of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and the Liberal Democratic Party, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology issued a notice of condolences to national universities on the 13th of this month.

At the opposition meeting held on the 15th, attendees said, "I think they are stepping into freedom of thought and conscience," and "There is a risk of violating the Fundamental Law of Education, which stipulates the protection of political neutrality." There were a lot of doubts.

In response, a Cabinet Office official said, "The response to the notification is left to voluntary judgment," and acknowledged that it was not compulsory.

In addition, a person in charge of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology replied, "The notification is intended for employees of public institutions and does not assume that they will step into the content of education and does not violate the Fundamental Law of Education."

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Does not violate inner freedom"

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference in the afternoon, "The notice is a request, and it will be up to the relevant organizations to voluntarily decide whether or not to express condolences. It does not violate freedom of thought. I am aware of it. "

In addition, while the reporters asked, "Do you want the national institutions to raise the mourning flag and keep the staff silent?", "Each ministry raises the mourning flag and at a certain time during the funeral. You will be required to take the Cabinet-approved measure of silence, but we do not oblige individual staff to act. "