Six researchers who were members of the Science Council of Japan and were not appointed by Prime Minister Suga requested information disclosure from the Cabinet Office and the Cabinet Secretariat in order to clarify the reasons for refusal to appoint them.
Six people, including Professor Masanori Okada of Waseda University and Professor Ryuichi Ozawa of the Jikei University School of Medicine, who were not appointed as members, requested information disclosure, of which Professor Okada and Professor Ozawa were the Cabinet Office on the 26th. I visited and submitted an invoice.
The other four have submitted their invoices by mail by the 26th.
Regarding this issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato has revealed that the Cabinet Office maintains records of exchanges with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Sugita regarding the process of appointment, but Prime Minister Suga and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato have been clear. "I would like to refrain from answering about personnel matters" as to why he did not appoint six people.
For this reason, the six people have taken the procedure of "request for self-information disclosure" to request personal information held by the administrative agency, and are requesting the Cabinet Office and the Cabinet Secretariat to disclose a document that explains the reason and circumstances of the refusal of appointment. I will.
At a press conference, Professor Okada of Waseda University said, "Under parliamentary democracy, the government cannot be said to be responsible to the people unless it properly explains the exercise of power."
Meanwhile, in line with this move, 1162 legal scholars and lawyers have decided to make similar requests for information disclosure, and group representatives submitted the invoices on the 26th.
If it is not disclosed, it means that it is also considering filing a trial.