Ordinance Amendment to Suspend Councilor Pay in Kiryu City Bidding Interference Case.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

In response to the bidding interference case surrounding the construction of a new city hall in Kiryu City, the prefectural assembly will submit a bill to amend the ordinance to the September regular session to allow assembly members to suspend their salaries if they are arrested. The proposed amendment would suspend salaries and allowances on a pro rata basis according to the number of days of arrest. If a conviction is found, they will not be paid, but if they are not indicted or found not guilty, payments will resume. The current ordinance does not have this provision, and only reductions are made if an assembly member is absent for more than a year.