Hyogo Governor Saito Motohiko, who is suspected of power harassment, announces the cancellation of some official duties, saying, “I have received messages of harm” – Society: Nikkan Sports July 16, 2024 14:36 Regarding the death of a man (60), a former director of the Nishi-Harima Prefectural Affairs Bureau who was disciplined for accusing Hyogo Governor Saito Motohiko of power harassment, Governor Saito revealed at a regular press conference on the 16th that he had received messages of harm and other threats. Governor Saito had planned to visit a childcare support facility in Amagasaki City on the 17th, but announced that he would cancel the official duties. Regarding the reason, he said, “The prefectural office has received many calls regarding this document issue. Some of these messages contain threats of harm to me. From the perspective of ensuring safety, I have consulted with Amagasaki City, and after making a comprehensive judgment, I have decided to cancel my visit, including my own visit.” He then said, “I would like to refrain from going into details, but I have received messages of harm to me.” The current issue arose in March when a former prefectural official distributed a written accusation to related parties and the media, which mentioned seven allegations, including power harassment and the governor’s receipt of gifts from companies. Governor Saito responded by strongly denying the allegations, calling them “a hundred lies.” The prefecture, which conducted an internal investigation, determined that “the core part is not true,” and that the allegations amounted to slander against Governor Saito, imposing a three-month suspension on the former prefectural official as disciplinary action. However, as some of the allegations were true, the prefectural assembly established the “100-Article Committee,” which has stronger investigative powers, for the first time in 51 years to uncover the truth. The former prefectural official was scheduled to appear as a witness on the 19th, but was found dead in Himeji City on the 7th.
On the 14th, Senator Suematsu Shinsuke, chairman of the Hyogo Prefectural LDP, made a statement calling on Governor Saito to resign, and Vice Governor Katayama Yasutaka, who had been advising him to resign, announced his resignation in responsibility. Governor Saito has stated that he will continue in his role as governor, saying, “It is my responsibility to move prefectural administration forward.”
In the end, the people who approve of violence against politicians do so because they themselves cannot win elections. They don’t like certain politicians or political parties, but they turn to violence because they cannot win elections.
>>7 Since the Abe incident the police have been going too far in protecting public officials However, we have to be careful because we don’t know what the assassins will do.
>>20 After organizational power harassment was discovered, the Ishin Party kept lying about investigating, but after more than half a year, they said “everything was settled with an internal investigation” This idiot must have the Ishin Party way of doing things ingrained in him.
The military power of the Self-Defense Forces and the US military in Japan is very strong in our capital region, so not only the governor but even the prime minister can’t do as he pleases lol
I heard that at the regular press conference, you were going to talk about the data left behind by the former prefectural government chief, but did you say anything?
>>44 It’s still better that they put the Tokyo gubernatorial election in between. If they’d come directly from Aki-Takata, a lot of people would have been fooled.
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