Amendments to the ruling and opposition parties were held over amendments such as the Act on Special Measures Against Coronavirus, and it was agreed to request the government to report to the Diet when implementing priority measures before the state of emergency was declared. ..
On the other hand, we did not agree on the introduction of penalties for infected people and businesses, and we decided to discuss with each other.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party began amendment talks on the 26th and intermittently held on the 27th over amendments such as the Act on Special Measures Against the New Coronavirus.
Regarding the amendment to the Special Measures Law, when implementing "priority measures such as prevention of spread" before the declaration of emergency is issued, the government is requested to report to the Diet and financial support to businesses. We agreed that it was necessary to materialize.
Then, we will continue to make adjustments in the direction of clarifying it in incidental resolutions.
On the other hand, regarding the handling of penalties, which is the focus, the opposition party has renewed the request to withdraw criminal penalties, including imprisonment for infected persons who refuse to be hospitalized.
On the other hand, the ruling party insisted that criminal punishment was necessary in consideration of consistency with other infectious diseases, and did not agree.
In addition, the gap between the two was not closed in the treatment of fines for businesses that did not respond to orders to shorten business hours.
As a result, the two parties have decided to discuss again between executives.
Leading Director of the Ruling Party "Consultation between political parties in the future"
Former Foreign Minister Matsumoto of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as the ruling party's chief director of the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee, told reporters, "It was a start from a distance, but we have been discussing intermittently to find a consensus. Regarding penalties, we have arranged that political judgment is necessary, and we will ask for discussions between political parties in the future, so the discussions between the chief directors have been separated. "
Opposition Chief Director "Is the People Allowed to Penalize?"
Masato Imai of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who serves as the lead director of the opposition party in the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee, told reporters, "Two members of the ruling party went to a restaurant at midnight. Is it really forgiven? It's a common sense that "the first thing to do is crack down on the members of the Diet." I believe that the government and the ruling party will make appropriate decisions and agree with them. "