House of Councilors Political Ethics Committee held by the Democratic People's Democratic Party to explain allegations; 32 people from 4 opposition parties requested to attend

The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan) explained that it had filed a petition with 32 people from four opposition parties to convene the review committee. .

In response to this issue, four opposition parties in the House of Councilors, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, announced that 31 members of the Liberal Democratic Party and Yasumasa Ohno, who left the Liberal Democratic Party after being indicted at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, have filed for a total of 32 members. We are requesting that a political ethics review committee be held to attend.

In response to this, a review committee was held on the afternoon of the 27th, and Saori Yoshikawa, a member of the House of Councilors of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who is the secretary of the opposition party, gave an explanation.

In this regard, Mr. Yoshikawa said, ``It is extremely malicious that a series of omissions have been carried out collectively and systematically over several years. We demand that political and moral responsibility be clarified after clarifying the purpose and other details."

Regarding the review session in the House of Councilors, former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko Seko, one of the so-called ``Five'' members of Abe's faction, has announced his intention to attend if it is held, and the ruling and opposition parties will discuss how to respond. I am planning to do so.

Liberal Democratic Party House of Councilors member Masahisa Sato "respects the wishes of members"

Liberal Democratic Party member Masahisa Sato, who is the lead secretary for the ruling party in the House of Councilors Committee on Political Ethics, told reporters in the Diet, ``The members in question have the right to participate in the committee, and if they do. We have to respect the wishes of the members as to whether they should be made public or private, so we would like to proceed carefully.There could also be a pattern where we start by confirming the wishes of the members of the group, and once the results are in place, the decision is made by that person." said.

Ritsumeikan member of the House of Councilors, Saori Yoshikawa, ``I request a resolution immediately''

Saori Yoshikawa, a member of the House of Councilors of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who is the opposition party's secretary for the House of Councilors Political Ethics Committee, told reporters, ``Since this is seriously damaging the public's trust in politics, a committee should be held to clarify the facts. I would like to request that a resolution be passed promptly to proceed with the review.In order to fulfill accountability, the review board should be open to the public, and I would like to hold honest discussions with the members of each faction." Ta.