The Discipline Committee of Japan’s Upper House has determined to strip a member of the chamber of his standing as lawmaker, which is probably the most extreme punishment out there.
The choice got here after opposition Seijikajoshi48 Party lawmaker GaaSyy, whose actual identify is Higashitani Yoshikazu, didn’t attend any periods of the chamber since being elected final 12 months, as he resides abroad. He turned recognized for his YouTube content material.
The committee met on Tuesday and mentioned take care of the lawmaker. Last week, he failed to point out as much as supply an apology at a plenary session, which had been demanded by the chamber as punishment.
Hamada Satoshi, one other Upper House member of the identical occasion, instructed the committee that it’s unlawful to expel GaaSyy due to his absence from periods.
The committee voted unanimously to expel the lawmaker from the chamber.
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