会計責任者有罪で離党・除名　議員の処分、厳格化―自民規約案

　自民党が、派閥の政治資金パーティー裏金事件を受けてまとめた党則、党規律規約、ガバナンスコード（統治指針）の改正案の全容が７日、判明した。政治資金規正法違反で政治団体の会計責任者の有罪が確定し、議員に「政治不信を招く政治的道義的責任」がある場合、離党勧告か除名の処分を科すと明記した。
　党執行部は７日夕の政治刷新本部に改正案を提示。了承を得られれば１７日の党大会で決定する。議員の責任を厳しく問う姿勢を示し、国民の信頼回復につなげたい考えだ。（2024/03/07-11:46）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to toughen its penalties for political funds control law violations to make it possible to expel party lawmakers.
   According to a draft to revise the party's rules, regulations and governance code, the LDP would recommend member lawmakers leave the party or expel them if the person in charge of accounting at their political organizations is found guilty of political funds control law violations.
   The tough penalties would apply to member lawmakers considered "responsible politically and morally for causing public distrust in politics," the draft said.
   The draft, compiled following a political funds scandal involving the LDP's factions, will be approved at a party convention slated for March 17 if approved at a meeting of the party's political reform headquarters Thursday.
   The draft calls for allowing the party to suspend lawmakers from their party posts, advise them to step down from their parliamentary or government posts, remove its endorsement of them as election candidates, suspend their party membership and tell them to leave the party, when their accounting heads are arrested or indicted.