Tohru Ishizaki, Member of the House of Representatives, submits a notice of withdrawal to the Liberal Democratic Party.

Tohru Ishizaki, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, who was briefly charged with assaulting a man who was a secretary, said that he "judged it as his own mischief" and submitted a notice of withdrawal to the Liberal Democratic Party on the morning of the 22nd.

Liberal Democratic Party member Tohru Ishizaki, a member of the House of Representatives, was briefly charged with assault on the 19th of this month for hitting the back of the head and face of a man who was a secretary last year.



In response to this, Mr. Ishizaki explained the circumstances to the party executives on the 20th and apologized, and the party decided to hold a party committee meeting on the afternoon of the 22nd to consider disposition.

Under these circumstances, Mr. Ishizaki visited the party headquarters on the morning of the 22nd and submitted a notice of withdrawal to the staff of the secretary-general's office.



After that, Mr. Ishizaki told reporters, "I would like to deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused by the fact that I was in the office. I made my own judgment as a way to make my own judgment."



On the other hand, he said that he would like to fulfill his duties regarding future activities of members of the Diet, and denied his resignation.

The Liberal Democratic Party will make adjustments to accept the notice of withdrawal.



Mr. Ishizaki is 36 years old in the election of Hokuriku Shinetsu Block, the proportional representation of the House of Representatives.

He was elected for the first time in the 2012 House of Representatives election and is currently in his third term.

In March of last year, I withdrew from the Ishiba faction I belonged to and was active as a non-faction.