日本維新の
会の
石井章参議院議員は、
国から
支払われる
公設秘書の
給与をだまし
取っていた
疑いが
あるとして、
東京地検特捜部が
捜査を
進めていることを
受けて
議員辞職する
意向を
明らかにしました。
Ishii Akira, a member of the House of Councillors from the Japan Innovation Party, has announced his intention to resign as a lawmaker following an investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Offices Special Investigation Department into allegations that he fraudulently obtained government-paid official secretary salaries.
日本維新の会の石井章参議院議員は、勤務実態のない人物を公設秘書として届け出て、国から支払われる秘書給与をだまし取った疑いがあるとして、東京地検特捜部が、詐欺の疑いで捜査を進めています。
Ishii Akira, a member of the House of Councillors from Nippon Ishin no Kai, is under investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Offices special investigation unit on suspicion of fraud for allegedly registering a person with no actual work record as a government-paid secretary and fraudulently obtaining the secretarys salary paid by the government.
これを受けて石井氏は、コメントを発表しました。
In response to this, Mr. Ishii released a statement.
この中では「お騒がせする事態を招き、国民の皆様に心より深くお詫び申し上げる」と陳謝しています。
In this statement, he apologizes by saying, I sincerely and deeply apologize to the people of the nation for causing a situation that has caused trouble.
その上で「私に対しての捜査が行われている状況であるため、ここで議員の職を辞し、捜査に対して全面的に協力をさせて頂くべきと判断した」として議員辞職する意向を明らかにしました。
On top of that, he stated, Since I am currently under investigation, I have decided that I should resign from my position as a member of the assembly and fully cooperate with the investigation, thereby expressing his intention to resign.
また、「先ほど、党に対し、私の党における処分については党の判断に一任する旨を申し入れた」としています。
He also stated, Earlier, I informed the party that I would leave the decision regarding my disciplinary action within the party to their discretion.
石井氏は、参議院比例代表選出の当選2回で68歳。
Mr. Ishii is 68 years old and has been elected twice through the proportional representation system of the House of Councillors.
茨城県取手市議会議員などを経て2009年の衆議院選挙で当時の民主党から比例代表北関東ブロックに立候補して初当選しました。
After serving as a member of the Toride City Council in Ibaraki Prefecture, he ran as a candidate for the then-Democratic Party in the 2009 House of Representatives election for the North Kanto proportional representation block and was elected for the first time.
そして、2016年の参議院選挙では、当時のおおさか維新の会から比例代表に立候補して参議院議員として初当選したあと日本維新の会の両院議員総会長などを務めました。
And then, in the 2016 House of Councillors election, he ran as a proportional representation candidate from the then Osaka Ishin no Kai and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. Afterwards, he served as the Chairperson of the Joint Meeting of Both Houses of the Japan Innovation Party, among other positions.
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