Regarding the NHK Party member of the House of Councilors Gersey, who has never attended the Diet after being elected for the first time, the House of Councilors Steering Committee decided that if he was absent from the Board of Directors on the 7th and the plenary session on the 8th, based on the law, We have confirmed that we will proceed with the procedure for referral to the Disciplinary Committee.
Rep. Garthy of the NHK Party has never attended the Diet since he was elected for the first time in last year's election, saying that he is staying in the UAE = United Arab Emirates. I handed over the party cadres a written "invitation" asking them to attend according to the law.
According to the Diet law, if you do not attend without reason within 7 days after receiving the "invitation", it is to be referred to the disciplinary committee, and the House of Councilors Committee At the board meeting, it was confirmed that if Rep. Garthy was absent from the plenary session on the 8th, he would request Chairman Otsuji to refer him to the Disciplinary Committee and proceed with the procedure.
According to the House of Councillors, there has never been a case in which an "invitation" was issued and a case was referred to the Disciplinary Committee.