2022.12.21 17:30Nation

薗浦議員が辞職 自民離党、政治とカネ引責―政権に痛手

 自民党の衆院議員(50)=千葉5区、当選5回=が21日、議員辞職した。同党も離党した。自身が関係する政治団体がパーティー収入をに実際より少なく記載した疑惑が浮上。捜査する東京地検特捜部は略式起訴する公算で、議員活動を続けるのは困難と判断した。「政治とカネ」の問題で党所属議員が辞職に追い込まれ、岸田政権にとって痛手となりそうだ。
 薗浦氏は21日午後、衆院議長宛てに議員辞職願を提出し、許可された。党に出した離党届も認められた。薗浦氏はコメントを発表し、パーティー収入の過少記載に関し、自身の責任を認めた上で「その責任をとるために議員辞職をする」と説明。「国民の政治不信を招きかねず、心より反省している」とした。(2022/12/21-17:30)

2022.12.21 17:30Nation

Japanese Ruling Party Lawmaker Sonoura Resigns over Funds Scandal


Japanese ruling party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigned Wednesday as a member of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, over a political funds scandal.
   Sonoura, 50, submitted a letter of resignation to Lower House Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda, after facing allegations that political groups linked to him had underreported money collected through fundraising parties.
   Sonoura, a Liberal Democratic Party member elected to the Lower House five times from the No. 5 constituency of Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, also left the party over the scandal.
   The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is highly likely to summarily indict Sonoura on charges of violating the political funds control law, leading him to decide that he would not be able to stay in his job.
   The resignation is likely to be a blow to the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which has already suffered a series of resignations of cabinet ministers.

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