Garthy, who continued to be absent from the Diet and did not respond to the punitive apology, will be officially expelled at the plenary session on the 15th and will lose his qualification as a member.
This is the third expulsion of a Diet member since 1951, 72 years ago, under the current constitution.
On the 14th, the House of Councilors Disciplinary Committee decided to impose the heaviest punishment, "expulsion", on the 48th Party's member of the House of Councilors Gersey, a politician who continued to be absent from the Diet and did not respond to the disciplinary "apology on the floor". was decided unanimously.
Muneo Suzuki, chairman of the disciplinary committee, said, "They don't understand the fundamentals of democracy, which is based on laws and regulations. We reached a conclusion based on careful procedures, so I think the public will fully understand." rice field.
In response to this, the contents of the disposition will be voted on at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 15th, and the expulsion will be officially decided with the approval of more than two-thirds of the attending members necessary for expulsion, and Mr. Gersey will be qualified as a member. You will lose.
This is the third expulsion of a member of the Diet since 1951, 72 years ago, under the current constitution, and the first for a member's absence from the Diet.