LDP/Public Government Secretary-General/Country Affairs Committee Chairman Meeting “Explanation and deliberation needs to be adjusted at the Political Ethics Commission”

The Liberal Democratic Party has told the New Komeito Party that it is considering having members involved in issues related to factional political funding parties give explanations at the Diet's Committee on Political Ethics, in response to requests from opposition parties, but it is not possible to force them to attend. I told them that adjustments would be necessary.

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman Hamada, and Komeito Party Secretary-General Ishii and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman Sato met in Tokyo on the 7th and exchanged opinions on matters such as the Diet's response.

Mr. Motegi explained that in response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, party executives are interviewing relevant members of the party and conducting a survey of all members of the party.

Mr. Hamada also informed that, in response to requests from opposition parties, he is considering having relevant members give explanations at the National Diet's Committee on Political Ethics, but that it is not possible to force them to attend and adjustments will need to be made.

After the meeting, Mr. Hamada told reporters, ``It's natural to consider it, but it's not something that I can decide on my own, but the will of the relevant members themselves that is important.We have to finalize things now, and it may take some time.'' No,” he said.