Prime Minister Kishida held a series of meetings on the afternoon of the 29th with members of the Liberal Democratic Party's executive committee, including Vice President Aso and Secretary-General Motegi, regarding the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, and expressed their opinions toward the punishment of the relevant members, which will be taken next week. We exchanged.
Regarding this issue, Prime Minister Kishida held interviews for two days until the 27th with four executives who discussed the handling of Abe's kickbacks, and at a press conference on the 28th, he announced that he will issue sanctions on the relevant members of the Diet within the next week. announced their intention to do so.
Then, on the afternoon of the 29th, he held separate meetings with Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Sekiguchi and House of Councilors Secretary-General Matsuyama.
Next, I met with Deputy Governor Aso and Secretary-General Motegi at the Prime Minister's Office for over an hour, and in a series of meetings, we exchanged opinions regarding the punishment of the relevant members.
So far, the party executive has given four Abe faction executives who discussed the handling of kickbacks a punishment of ``unauthorized electioneering'' or higher, and mid-ranking and young people who received kickbacks at the direction of the faction. The policy is to issue a reprimand.
The series of meetings appears to have considered the targets and details of the punishment, including the handling of the experience of other members of the Abe faction as secretary-general.