　この作品は、描きながら最初の構想からかなり違ってきた。途中で構図を変えもした。しかし今、できあがってみると、その変化が良い結果となったと私自身は思っている。と言うのは、私の作品の「独自性」と自認しているのだが、イメージが「現代的な意味」と「象徴性」とを内包しつつ、且つそれが私自身の「思想」の表現になっていること。すなわち一つのイメージに重層性が実現したのではないか、と思ったのだ。もちろん観客は各人が勝手な見方をしてくれれば良い。作品は公開した時から作者のものではない。そしてそれは作品が生きて行けるか、それとも死んでしまうかなのだ。

　さて、気持に少しゆとりができたので、チョイと書いておこう。

　元法務大臣の夫とその妻の前参議院議員による前代未聞の公職選挙法買収違反をめぐる被買収者100人（内1名は死亡）について、6日、東京地検特捜部は全員を不起訴にした。
　まことに奇怪な東京地検特捜部の法解釈の「独創性」と、私は言う。

　（地検の発表）報道によると、これら被買収者は、2019年当時の広島県内の首長や県議会議員、市議、町議ら44人、後援会関係者50人、選挙スタッフ6人の計100人は上述の妻の参院選当選を画策した元法務大臣の夫からそれぞれ5万円〜300万円を受け取った。

　この買収・被買収行為は、公職選挙法の「買収及び利害誘導罪」第221条及びその第1号からから第6号までの規定に違反するものであった。すなわち公職選挙法は、買収した側も買収された側も一律に処罰されるという規定である。
　しかしながら、東京地検特捜部はなぜかこの事件に関しては例外であると発表した。通常の買収事件と比べ「今回は大きな差がある」と、地検の山元祐史・次席検事は記者会見で述べた（朝日新聞その他）。その理由として次のように説明した。この部分を朝日新聞7月7日朝刊より引用すると・・・

　「（地元選出の国会議員で首相補佐官も務めた克行氏との）立場の差で、やむを得ず受け取ったり金を返還したりしており、受動的な立場だった」

　第2号の全文は、こうだ・・・

　「当選を得若しくは得しめ又は得しめない目的をもって選挙人又は選挙運動者に対してその者又はその者と関係のある社寺、学校、会社、組合、市町村等に対する用水、小作、債券、寄附その他特殊の直接利害関係を利用して誘導をしたとき。」

　山元次席検事が言う「立場の差」は、法文の「その他特殊の直接利害関係を利用」に当たらないと言うのだろうか。
　私は、山元次席検事の説明は公職選挙法の立法理念に悖るのではないかと懸念する。つまり山元次席検事のように考えるならば、そこには公職選挙法の抜け穴があることを意味するだろう。たしかに法律が個々の「人格」を規定するものではないことを私は承知して言うのだが、山元次席検事は世の中には「隷従者」もしくは「扈従者」であらねばならぬ「立場」があると考えているのだろうか。あるいは違法行為に対して断固拒否し、またその卑劣な違法行為を告発する人間など存在しないとでも考えているのだろうか。人間はおどおどと平身低頭して「立場」を重視しなければならないと考えているのだろうか。

　公職選挙法の立法理念は、いま私が述べたことをすべて踏まえたうえで、公職の純正のために選挙の公平と正当性を確立せしめんとしているのではなかろうか。
　このたびの公職選挙法違反としての前代未聞の買収・被買収事件について、被買収者全員が金を受け取ったことは「やむを得なかった」と、全員を不起訴にした東京地検特捜部の判断は、今後の公職選挙においてきわめて悪しき前例となるだろう。

　私は東京地検特捜部に対し、私の口をあんぐり開け諧謔を交えて、「東京痴見独創部」という名称を献上しよう。

The work is completed. Counting from the undercoat
on Absorban Canvas, it was 31 days of production. well,
the one who completed it early. I haven't signed it yet.
Let it dry for the next few weeks, then literally work the

This work was quite different from the original con-
cept while drawing. I also changed the composition on
the way. But now, When it's done, I think the change
has been a good result. I admit that it is the "unique-
ness" of all my works, but while the image contains

comes an expression of my own "thought" or "philos-
ophy". That I am. In other words, I thought that multi-
layeredness might have been realized in one image.
Of course, the audience shpuld have their own per-
spective. The work has not belonged to the artist
since it was released. And it's whether the work can
live or die.

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

Well, I feel a little relaxed, so let's write a bit.

The Tokyo Distrinct Public Prosecutor's Office has
dismissed all 100 people (one of whom died) over an
unprecedented violation of the Public Offices Election
Act by a husband who is former Minister of Justice, and
his wife, a former member of the House of Councilors.
I say that it is the "unique creativity" of the legal
interpretation of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's
Office, which is truly bizarre.

(Announcement of TDPPO) According to reports, the
number of these acquired persons was 44 in 2019,
including the chief of Hiroshima prefecture, members
of the prefectural assembly, city council, town council,
50 supporters, and 6 election staff, for a total of 100
people. They received 50,000 to 3 million yen eache
from the husband, the former Minister of Justice, who
planned the above-mentioned wife's election to the
Upper House.

The act of the acquirer / aquired side violated the
provisions of Article 221 of the Public Offices Election
Act "Acquisition and Induction of Interests" and its
items 1 to 6. In other words, the Public Offices Election
Law stipulates that both the acquirer and the acquired
will be punished uniformly.
However, The TDPPO has announced that it is an
exception to this case for some reason. "There is a big
difference this time," said Yuji Yamamoto, the deputy
prosecutor of theTDPPO, at a press conference (Asahi
Shimbun and others). The reason was explained as
follows. To quote this part from the morning edition of
the Asahi Shimbun on July 7th. ...

"The acquireds in a passive position because they
were forced to receive and return the money due to
the difference in their position (with Mr.Katsuyuki, who
was a member of the Diet elected locally and also
served as the Special Adviser to the Prime Minister)."

This is what I call a bizarre and "unique creativity" of
legal interpretation.
How is the explanation of Deputy Prosecutor Yama-
moto consistent with Aryicle 221, Item 2 of the Public
Offices Election Act? I wonder.
The full text of issue 2 is like this ...

"For electors or campaigners with the purpose of
winning, winning or not winning, water tenants, bonds,
donations, etc. for shrines and temples, schools, com-
panies, unions, municicipalities, etc. related to the
person or the person. When guiding using other
special direct interests" (translated by Tadami Yamada)

Does the "difference in position" that Deputy Prose-
cutor Yamamoto says do not correspond to the "using
other special direct interests" in the legal text?
I am concerned that Deputy Prosecutor Yamamaoto's
explanation may be in accord with the legislative
philosophy of the Public Offices Election Act. In other
words, if you think of it like Deputy Prosecutor Yama-
moto, it eould mean that there is a loophole in the
Public Offices Election Act.
I understand that the law does not regulate individual
"personality", but Deputy Prosecutor Yamamoto has a
"position" that must be a "servant" or a "subordinate" in
the society of Japan. Do you think that?
Or do you think that there is no one who categor-
ically refuses illegal acts and accuses them of sneaky
illrgal act? Do humans think that they should be flat
and low-headed and emphasize "position"?

The legistlative philosophy of yhe Public Offices
Election Act may be to establish the fairness and
legitimacy of elections for the sake of genuine public
office, based on all that I have just stated.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office has
decided that it was "unavoidable" that all the aquisition
/acquisition case as a violation of the Public Offices
Election Act. It will set a very bad precedent in the
public office elections.

I will give the name "Tokyo Imbecility Opinion
Unique Creativity Department*" to the Tokyo District
Public Prosecutor's Office with a humor and open
my mouth.

【*Note】
This phrase is a pun in Japanese.
" Tokyo Chiken Dokusō-bu (Tokyo Imbecility Opinion
Unique Creativity Department)"
" Tokyo Chiken Tokusō-bu (Tokyo District Public
Prosecutor's Office)"

Tadami Yamada

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