> GaaSyy, who belongs to the NHK Party, a single-issue party critical of Japan’s public broadcaster, has been living in the United Arab Emirates since before the upper house election in 2022 in which he won his seat. He claims that he may be arrested if he returns to Japan over allegations of fraud.
How is this even possible?
Are there no residency requirements for elected representatives here?
Do his constituents have to travel to the UAE if they want to drop into his office in order to give him a piece of their mind?
6 more years of this guy… i fucking hope they remove him
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> GaaSyy, who belongs to the NHK Party, a single-issue party critical of Japan’s public broadcaster, has been living in the United Arab Emirates since before the upper house election in 2022 in which he won his seat. He claims that he may be arrested if he returns to Japan over allegations of fraud.
How is this even possible?
Are there no residency requirements for elected representatives here?
Do his constituents have to travel to the UAE if they want to drop into his office in order to give him a piece of their mind?
6 more years of this guy… i fucking hope they remove him