Mizuho Umemura, a member of the House of Councilors of the Nippon Ishin no Kai, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for hitting a childhood man on the street in Sakai City, Osaka, and injuring him by assaulting him. ..
The public secretary denies the intention to kill, saying "I didn't intend to kill him."
The person arrested was Keita Narimatsu (31), the first public secretary of the House of Councilors Mizuho Umemura, who was elected to the Osaka constituency.
According to police, before 3:00 am on the 25th, he was suspected of attempted murder on the streets of Koryo Nishimachi, Sakai City, Osaka, for hitting a 31-year-old man with a driving car and assaulting him with a kick. Is held.
The man was slightly injured, such as falling and hitting his head.
According to the police, Secretary Narimatsu and the man were childhood friends, and when they were drinking alcohol at the man's home with other friends, they got into trouble.
According to the police investigation, he denied his intention to kill him, saying, "It is true that I hit the car, but I did not intend to kill it."
Representative Umemura posted on his Twitter account on the night of the 25th, "I am very sorry for this time. I apologize again after the details are known."
"We are currently confirming the facts as a party. We have heard from Representative Umemura and others, and after understanding the details, we will take future measures," said Endo, the chairman of the National Assembly for the Japan Restoration Association, in an interview with NHK. I want to judge. "