松野官房長官、経済安保室長更迭「適切に対処」　衆院予算委

　松野博一官房長官は９日の衆院予算委員会で、経済安全保障法制準備室長を務める藤井敏彦国家安全保障局担当内閣審議官が事実上更迭されたことについて、「処分につながる可能性のある行為を把握し、本人も含めて事実関係の確認、調査を行っている」と説明した。その上で「今後判明した事実に基づき適切に対処していく」と語った。立憲民主党の落合貴之氏への答弁。
　藤井氏は政府が今国会で成立を目指す経済安保推進法案に関する事務方の責任者だった。落合氏が「法制定過程に問題はないか」とただしたのに対し、松野氏は「事実関係の確認、調査中であり、答えは差し控える」と述べるにとどめた。（2022/02/09-11:17）

The Japanese government is investigating a possible scandal involving Toshihiko Fujii, former councillor at the Cabinet Secretariat, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday.
   "We've recognized a conduct that may lead to his punishment," Matsuno said at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives. He added that the government is checking the facts with Fujii and others.
   The comments came after Fujii, who also served as head of the planning office for an envisaged law on promoting economic security, was effectively sacked on Tuesday.
   "Based on the facts to be known, the government will handle the case properly," Matsuno also told the committee meeting. He was responding to a question from Takayuki Ochiai of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
   Fujii was the top administrative official involved in the economic security legislation. The government aims to enact the law during the ongoing parliamentary session.