Regarding the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party's executive committee, following Prime Minister Kishida's instructions, plans to urgently consider concrete measures to punish the members involved.
We do not want to impose a uniform punishment on the affected members, but we would like to take the strictest possible response to the faction leaders, considering the weight of their responsibility.
Regarding this issue, Prime Minister Kishida announced on the 17th at the Liberal Democratic Party's convention that he had instructed Secretary-General Motegi to come to a conclusion regarding the punishment of the members involved, and plans to take strict action after discussion at the Party Disciplinary Committee. was shown.
Secretary-General Motegi said, ``I don't think everyone will be given the same punishment.We shouldn't have an organization that is lenient on the top and harsh on the bottom,'' and added that the faction leaders should be given the weight of responsibility. He expressed his desire to take as strict a response as possible.
There is an opinion within the party that it would be desirable to reach a conclusion by the by-election for the House of Representatives to be held next month, and the executive branch plans to rush into concrete consideration while keeping an eye on trends in public opinion and the situation within the party.
Meanwhile, on the 18th, opposition parties such as the Constitutional Democratic Party repeatedly called for witnesses to be subpoenaed, including Seko Seko, a pro-Abe faction, and former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, during intensive deliberations at the House of Councilors Budget Committee, and at the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee, Shimomura Shimomura, a pro-Abe faction, was asked to testify.・We are planning to explain to the former Chairman of the Political Affairs Research Council how the kickbacks continued.
Mr. Shimomura discussed the handling of kickbacks with Shioya, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura, and Mr. Seko at an executive meeting held in August last year.
The opposition parties have pointed out that the explanations given by the three members at the House of Representatives review committee are inconsistent, and the focus will be on what kind of explanation Mr. Shimomura will give.