2023-10-11 11:07:19
On the 11th, Mio Sugita, a member of the House of Representatives (Proportional China) of the Liberal Democratic Party, who was found to have violated human rights by the Sapporo Legal Affairs Bureau in September for posting content online that insulted the Ainu people, He said he had “absolutely no perception” that he had insulted or discriminated against ethnic groups. He also denied resigning as a member of parliament. He spoke to reporters at party headquarters. Mr. Sugita, who was appointed as acting chairman of the party’s environment committee at the end of September, attended a joint meeting of the environment committee and other committees on the same day and answered questions while walking, occasionally smiling bitterly, for about two minutes before leaving the party headquarters. (Nobuko Ohno, Masato Nakane)
Member of the House of Representatives Mizuami Sugita attends a joint meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party’s environmental committee and other committees.
◆I have already apologized, withdrawn my blog, and have nothing to say about it.
Regarding the participants of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held in Switzerland in 2016, Ms. Sugita posted on her blog, “Even Chima Chogori and cosplay ladies in traditional Ainu costumes appeared. There is a complete lack of dignity.” and continued to post. He was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in August last year, but was pursued in the Diet in conjunction with the issue of describing LGBTQ (sexual minorities) and others as “unproductive” in a magazine contribution, and in December was replaced by
The exchange between Mr. Sugita and reporters on October 11th is as follows.
Reporter: How do you feel about being recognized as a human rights violation?
Mr. SugitaI have already retracted and apologized in the past, so I have nothing to comment on.
Reporter: Who did you apologize to?
Mr. Sugita(General Affairs) When he was Parliamentary Vice-Minister, he apologized in his answer. I have withdrawn my post and deleted my blog, so there are no more comments about it.
Reporter: The fact that this has been recognized as a violation of human rights is a serious matter, but do you have any plans to resign as a member of the Diet?
House of Representatives member Mizuami Sugita leaving the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters after the joint meeting
Mr. SugitaNot at all.
Reporter: Do you feel that you insulted or discriminated against the Ainu?
Mr. SugitaNot at all.
Reporter: Do you think that you (Environment Committee Chairman) are worthy of the position of deputy?
Mr. Sugitayes?
Reporter: What about being hounded by the media even though there is no recognition that there was any discrimination?
Mr. SugitaBe surprised.
Reporter: Are you saying that this is not discrimination against the Ainu people?
Mr. SugitaThere are no comments anymore. I have already withdrawn my blog and apologized, so I am very surprised that something like this has happened to my deleted blog.
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