2024-02-21 09:52:00
February 21, 2024 (water) 18:52
“Please do not ask questions regarding the omission of income and expenditure reports.”
“If you don’t ask me to stop asking this question, it will be difficult for me to accept the governor’s interview.”
This is what a Yamanashi Prefecture official told media outlets in Yamanashi Prefecture on February 7th.
Regarding an interview with Yamanashi Prefecture Governor Kotaro Nagasaki, the prefecture requested some media outlets not to ask questions regarding the omission of income and expenditure reports, and some companies in the prefecture did not respond to interviews. Media outlets submitted letters of protest and questions to the prefecture.
In an interview with Governor Nagasaki, whose sixth year in office was lifted on February 14th, the prefectural government revealed that some media outlets had asked questions in advance, and the prefecture had questions regarding the lack of information in the political funds balance report. requested that it be removed.
At that time, the prefectural government explained, “It will be difficult to receive an interview unless the questions are removed,” and “This is an opportunity to ask questions regarding public affairs, and any questions that are not listed will be answered at a regular press conference.” .
Media outlets that did not respond to requests to remove questions were unable to interview the Nagasaki governor.
In response, the Yamanashi Prefectural Government Press Club, which includes 14 media outlets in Yamanashi Prefecture, said, “This is an attempt to put pressure on and restrict reporting that does not meet the wishes of the prefecture, and it threatens freedom of speech and expression.” “This restriction on questions is unprecedented even nationwide and is unacceptable,” they wrote to the governor of Nagasaki and prefectural officials, requesting an explanation of the protest and its circumstances.
The prefectural government has received the questionnaire and has said it will “pass it on to the governor and others.”
TV Yamanashi responded that it was unable to accept the prefecture’s request due to its responsibility to ensure its independence as a news organization and respond to the concerns of prefectural residents.
Therefore, we were unable to have the governor be interviewed this time.
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