This is suppression of free speech aimed at me, a former member of the investigative committee. I am hoping for a swift arrest.

Maki Maruo, a Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member who served on a special committee to investigate power harassment against Hyogo Gov Motohiko Saito and others. He said he received more than 12,000 threatening emails including those urging him to take his own life.

© Mainichi Shimbun