※Published on 11/24 (Sun) 4:40 Sponichi Annex During his re-election campaign, Hyogo Governor Saito Motohiko is accused of paying a PR company in the prefecture to create a social media strategy, allegations that continue to grow. If this constitutes “campaign bribery” in violation of the Public Offices Election Act, Saito will lose his job. Instead of the runner-up being promoted, the gubernatorial election, which has been criticized for costing 1.8 billion yen, will be held again. On the 23rd, Saito appeared on a recorded episode of Nippon Television’s “Wake Up.” There was no mention of the allegations. The allegations began when the female president of a PR company posted on social media on the 20th some text, photos, and illustrations that began with, “As the person in charge of general public relations for the Saito camp, I would like to leave a summary (of the election campaign).” There were many comments pointing out that if a fee was paid, wouldn’t that be a violation of the Public Offices Election Act? By the 22nd, the president had revised the post, deleting some parts. “The person who showed up at the office was Saito Motohiko. “That was the beginning of it all.” “They listened seriously to my proposal and entrusted me with all public relations,” as well as an illustration of a three-stage social media operation plan leading up to the election on the 17th, were deleted. Saito’s lawyer denies that SNS Strategy was behind the request, saying, “The requests included the production of posters, which is permitted by law, and a reasonable fee was paid,” but there are continuing voices saying that SNS’s deletion has “only deepened the suspicions.” Will the investigation actually extend to Mr. Saito? “Either the prefectural police or the district prosecutors’ office will take action, or someone will file charges,” said lawyer Masaru Wakasa, a former deputy chief of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s Special Investigation Division. “It’s unlikely that nothing will happen now,” he said, hinting at the possibility of indictment. “I acknowledge that I paid money for the poster to be made. The issue is whether the amount exchanged exceeded the scope of the poster production. If the amount is large, you will be prosecuted and put on trial, and a prison sentence is possible.” Continue reading below
Hyogo Governor Saito Motohiko “bribery of campaign”? If he violates the Public Offices Election Act, he will lose his job again and face another election. Suspicion of paid requests for SNS strategy grows Related thread [Hyogo Prefectural Gubernatorial Election] PR company responsible for Governor Saito Motohiko’s SNS strategy makes the strategy public… Possible violation of the Public Offices Election Act ★35 [Hitzeschleier★].
First of all, those borderline intelligent people who think that amakudari and the rebuilding of prefectural offices are evil need to stop their childish persecution complexes.
If he loses office due to a violation of the Public Offices Election Act, he will be the governor who resigns the fastest in history.
Chiba Governor Hisayoshi Kano (111 days, due to death) Toyama Governor Tetsuji Tate (211 days, due to resignation (banned from public office) Tokushima Governor Tadashi Ota (338 days, due to defeat in re-election following the passage of a motion of no confidence and loss of office) Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose (372 days, due to resignation (other than banned from public office)).
>>18 That’s that, and this is this (lol) An ignorant and ignorant businessman who instantly overturns all the hard work of Tachibana and the others (lol).
There seems to be more going on behind the scenes, and Suzuki Eight and Attorney Kito are investigating thoroughly and seriously. They believe that the large number of people mobilized in the city were connected to the Unification Church.
>>31 It seems like it would be easy to fool people by spreading the rumor that Okutani violated the Public Offices Election Law on social media or YouTube.
Old media is outdated! It’s stupid to be fooled by TV! The future is the age of social media, social media is fact! Vegetable (Hyogo prefecture resident) lol.
Even though he has made harsh comments about the corruption of those in power up until now, for some reason people are now defending Saito. Like Izumi Fusao’s “I’m sorry Saito-san” comment, there are a lot of things that are disgusting.
It was already hard enough for the Governor to step down after the delays in business and the fuss caused by Saito, but now the fuss over Saito has been stirred up again, and I can only imagine how the employees are feeling, both emotionally and at work. It’s not the Governor’s place to cause fuss over his own affairs.
>>41 This time, the way the parliament and the mass media handled things was wrong, so I think the responsibility for the uproar lies with the parliament.
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