“Who is for what” Participants of the campaign “Discover everything” hope to clarify the whole picture: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

On the 24th, an investigative scalpel entered the former office (Nagoya city) of the activity group that was the center of the withdrawal movement due to the problem of the illegal signature for the withdrawal (removal request) of Governor Hideaki Omura from Aichi Prefecture. Those who agreed with the purpose of the withdrawal movement and struggled to collect donations and signatures waited for full clarification, saying: “I will clarify who did it for what.” (Yoshimi Makino, Hiroto Suzuki)

◆ “I can’t face the person who signed it”

“Find out all the lies where they were.” A housewife living in the prefecture shook her voice when she heard about the search for a house for the old office. This woman donated a total of 180,000 yen, including her family, to the activity group. “I wanted the withdrawal to be a success and I wanted to help,” he recalls.

At the “Aichi Triennale 2019″ international art festival, where Governor Omura served as chairman of the executive committee, a video work with burning etchings including a portrait of Emperor Showa was displayed and the recall was cooperated that said ” It’s strange that people burn images of people “..

He also paid for food and drink, the purchase of equipment such as microphones, and transportation costs for people who came to support from outside the prefecture, and spent a total of 1.5 million yen for the exercise, including donations. . He ran to collect signatures and lost five or six kilograms. However, now that the suspicions have been exposed, he regrets having done something really ridiculous. “I can hand over my money as a study fee, but I can’t face the people who rushed to cheer me on my call or signed,” he said.

◆ Cooperation “I was neglected”

In August last year, a man in his 30s in Osaka prefecture who was supporting 10,000 yen through crowdfunding (CF) soliciting donations online also said, “Who committed the fraud for what purpose? Take it out.”

“Japanese soldiers” at the Triennale exhibitionRidiculous（Yayu）doing. I felt like I was insulting my grandfather, “he said, and decided to support him even from outside the prefecture. As a reward, I received a book signed by Katsuya Takasu, the director of cosmetic surgery at the” Takasu Clinic “, who served as president of the group of activities, and a pink polo shirt with a photo of the director on the left chest.

He also participated in collecting signatures on the streets of Nagoya city and lamented: “I was disappointed by the people who wanted to disagree with Governor Omura due to allegations of fraud. I am very sad.”

The activity group has been conducting CF for approximately 3 months since August last year. It has been announced that about 40 million yen has been raised. It is registered as a political organization and must submit an income and expenditure report to the prefectural jurisdiction before the end of this month. The mayor of Nagoya, Takashi Kawamura, who supported the movement, has sent an open letter to the general secretary of the activity group, Takahiro Tanaka, to publicize the use of the funds raised by the CF.