They expelled a youtubeur senator in Japan: he has not attended any session since taking office

A disciplinary committee of the Assembly of Japan -known as Diet- defined this Tuesday expel a member of the Senate for constant absenteeism work. It is Yoshikazu Higashitanibest known for his YouTube channel »GaaSyy”Who he did not appear at any session during the seven months of his tenure.

“The commission came to this conclusion after discussing the issue given the importance of the democratic electoral process… ‘GaaSyy’ does not understand the fundamentals of democracy, based on laws and rules,” explained the president of this commission, Mundo Suzuki after, a few days ago, he summoned the parliamentarian to the headquarters to apologize in person for his faults.

However, the senator dismissed this last opportunity to redeem himself and absented himself from the plenary session, which is why his impeachment was formally brought forward and, now, will be replaced by the third most voted from the party list.

With this decision, Higashitani became the expelled for the first time from the Japanese Upper House who never ran for the seat of the Legislative Assembly. The proposal was unanimously approved by the government and the opposition, and will become official this Wednesday during a session of the Senate.

This is considered the most severe punishment a parliamentarian can receive, in Japanese culture. It has only been used twice since 1951 and this is the third under the current Constitution drafted after World War II, according to local media.

Still, the news came as no surprise to many, who view ‘GaaSyy’ as a complete anomaly when it comes to the world of Japanese politics, where his past as Dependencies y savagery before becoming a youtuber, he disagreed with traditional parliamentary codes.

‘GaaSyy’ is upset by this decision since he assures that it goes against the will of his voters, who appointed him in July 2022. Even his only party colleague, And Satoshiargued that this measure is illegal.

Higashitani and Satoshi replied Partido of Seijika-joshi-48 position – formerly known as the NHK party – and whose agenda focuses on a single issue: reform of public broadcaster NHK’s license fees.

According to the Japanese press, the decision of the parliamentarian to abstain from work is due to his fear of being arrested on charges of fraud and defamation by celebrities, which refer to his videos broadcast on the Internet.

This even led him to leave the country to United Arab Emirateswhere he had been residing for months, when his YouTube channel (with over 1.3 million subscribers) it was closed.

Likewise, in recent days, he has reported on the Internet that he will be going to Turkey and that he planned to donate his salary to relief initiatives after the earthquake that rocked several parts of the country.

(With information from Europa Press)

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