A Japanese celebrity gossip YouTuber became the first person expelled from Japan's parliament in over 70 years Wednesday after never showing up for work.
, online alias GaaSyy, was elected to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the country’s National Diet, last July.stayed abroad, primarily in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, due to legal troubles at home.
He fears lawsuits from the celebrities discussed in his YouTube videos, and he was sought for questioning by Japanese police on grounds of defaming and intimidating celebrities.had agreed to apologize in an open session of parliament for his truancy on March 8, only to backtrack due to his fear of arrest.
A video apology he sent in instead was not accepted, according to Japanese wire news agency Kyodo News.On Tuesday, the House of Councillors disciplinary committee unanimously voted to expel him, and in a session Wednesday, the rest of the House of Councillors made it official.is only the third person to be expelled under the 1947 Japanese constitution.• Brad Matthews can be reached at
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