つばさの党代表ら３人逮捕　演説妨害容疑、全容解明へ―捜査本部設置、異例の立件・警視庁

　衆院東京１５区補欠選挙（４月２８日投開票）を巡り、他陣営の演説を妨害したとして、警視庁捜査２課は１７日、公選法違反（選挙の自由妨害）容疑で、政治団体「つばさの党」代表の黒川敦彦（４５）＝埼玉県朝霞市朝志ケ丘、同党幹事長で同補選に立候補した根本良輔（２９）＝東京都練馬区東大泉＝両容疑者ら３人を逮捕した。同課は認否を明らかにしていない。
　選挙の自由妨害を巡る政治団体代表や立候補者の逮捕は異例。黒川容疑者は１３日に同庁の家宅捜索を受けた後、自身の配信動画で「選挙妨害に関しては前例がない」として、不当捜査だと訴えていた。
　同庁は複数陣営から妨害行為について被害届を受理しており、捜査本部を設置し、全容解明を進める。
　他に逮捕されたのは同党運動員の杉田勇人容疑者（３９）＝住所不詳＝。
　逮捕容疑は、補選告示日の４月１６日午前１１時から約５０分間、江東区のＪＲ亀戸駅前で、無所属の乙武洋匡候補（４８）らが選挙カーの上で演説中、聴衆に背を向けて同候補と対面したり、電話ボックスに上って拡声器で怒号を上げたりして、演説を妨害した疑い。
　同庁はこの行為について同１８日に警告をした。しかし、黒川容疑者らはその後も同様の妨害行為を繰り返しており、悪質性が高いと判断し、立件に踏み切った。（2024/05/17-17:53）

The head of political group Tsubasa no To (Tsubasa Party) and two other people were arrested Friday for allegedly obstructing speeches by opponents in a parliamentary by-election in Tokyo last month.
   Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department arrested the 45-year-old head, Atsuhiko Kurokawa, Ryosuke Nemoto, the 29-year-old secretary-general of the group, who ran in the April 28 by-election, and campaign staff member Hayato Sugita, 39.
   The three are suspected of obstructing the freedom of elections in violation of the public offices election law. The police did not say whether they have admitted to the allegations.
   It is unusual in Japan for any political organization leader or election candidate to be arrested for obstructing an election. The MPD had received reports of obstructive behavior by Tsubasa no To from several campaign offices.
   The arrested three are suspected of obstructing speeches by Hirotada Ototake, 48, an independent candidate, and others on a campaign car in front of East Japan Railway Co.'s Kameido Station in Koto Ward for about 50 minutes from 11 a.m. April 16, when the campaign period started for the by-election.