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On the 2nd, the group abandoned the presentation of the bill at the ordinary opening meeting on the draft ordinance with sanctions for measures against new infectious diseases caused by coronavirus defended by the largest group of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, the First Metropolitan Association (50 people). Revealed that. The opposition was majority in the city council, and although it was proposed, it was definitely rejected. “I would like to continue discussing with other groups and present it to the next regular meeting at the beginning of the year.”
Arihiko Koyama, President of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, explained to the press that “our main attitude is to gain the understanding of as many people as possible.” The Komei Party, which is coordinating with Gov. Yuriko Koike, said it would withdraw the request for “continued discussions.”
The draft ordinance is a revision of the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance, which imposes administrative penalties (fines of 50,000 yen or less) if a person suspected of being infected refuses inspection without a justifiable reason. Initially, the policy was to impose penalties if an infected person infects more than a certain number of people against a request to refrain from going out, or if a commercial operator fails to comply with a license request and sends more than a certain number of people infected. , It was revised based on coordination with other factions.
However, the PLD (26 members), the Constitutional Democratic Party (5 members) and the Communist Party (18 members) are systematically opposed to the main factions. The Komei Party (23 people) was also reluctant in the end. Governor Koike, who serves as a special adviser to the citizens of Tokyo, also waited, and there were concerns about the trends of the citizens of Tokyo within the agency. (Hiroshi Matsuo)