Regarding the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, the LDP executive committee has decided to decide on the punishment at the party discipline committee on the 4th, and Secretary-General Motegi and General Affairs Chairman Moriyama are continuing to make final adjustments, including discussions.
Due to this issue, the Liberal Democratic Party's executive committee has decided to punish 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions at the party discipline committee on the 4th.
Toward this end, Secretary-General Motegi and Chairman of the Board of Governors Moriyama held a discussion around noon on the 3rd.
In the evening, Mr. Mogi also met with Chairman Aizawa of the Party Discipline Committee and conveyed the executive committee's thinking.
The executive branch has recommended that of the four Abe faction executives who have discussed the handling of kickbacks, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya, who served as the faction's chairman, and Seko, former House of Councilors secretary-general, who was the top official on the House of Councilors side, should leave the party. In addition, former Chairman of the Political Affairs Research Council Shimomura and former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura have decided to suspend their membership in the party for one year, claiming that they are responsible for continuing to give kickbacks.
In addition, Takagi, former head of the Diet Countermeasures Committee and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who is a former secretary-general, Hagiuda, former chairman of the Policy Research Institute, whose undocumented amount for five years was more than 20 million yen, and Takeda, who was secretary-general of the Nikai faction. For former Ministers of Internal Affairs and Communications, we are considering how to handle the period, with a focus on suspending party membership and suspension of party positions.
According to people involved, there is a gap in opinion between the executive branch over the severity of punishment for executives of the Abe and Nikai factions, and final adjustments are continuing.
The Party Disciplinary Committee has asked the 39 people to submit written explanations by 10 a.m. on the 4th if they wish to do so, and will take this into consideration when deciding on specific punishments.
Liberal Democratic Party Disciplinary Committee Chairman Aizawa: ``We will strive to reach the best possible conclusion.''
Liberal Democratic Party Disciplinary Committee Chairman Aizawa told reporters after meeting with Secretary-General Motegi at party headquarters, ``Mr. Mogi told me, ``It's very painful because it's an internal matter, but we can't avoid it in order to make a new start for the party's revitalization.'' "There is no way to do this. I ask you to make a very serious decision, but I want you to make an calm and appropriate decision."As the chairman, I would like to make the best possible conclusion for the party discipline committee." .