In response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee of the three opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, held a meeting, and the Abe faction has expressed its intention to attend if the review meeting is held. We have decided to confirm with former Political Affairs Research Chairman Shimomura whether he intends to attend in person.
In response to this issue, Shimomura, former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction and former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Committee, announced on his social media that if the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee is held in the future, he will consult with the party and attend and give an explanation. It is clear that they want to fulfill their responsibilities.
In response to this, the secretaries of the committees of the three opposition parties, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Communist Party, met in the Diet and asked Mr. Shimomura directly whether he intended to attend the committee and make a defense. I decided to check it out.
They also agreed to request the ruling party to have the 46 people interviewed by the Liberal Democratic Party who have not yet given their explanations present.
Manabu Terada, a member of the House of Representatives of the Constitutional Democratic Party and the main secretary of the opposition party, told reporters, ``I think the Liberal Democratic Party is taking the public's anger quite lightly.I hope that the Liberal Democratic Party will take firm action, but that is not the case.'' If not, the House of Representatives Review Committee will be able to file a review request with just one supporter, so I would like to ask for Komeito's cooperation."