The support group for a failed candidate in the recent gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture has filed a criminal complaint with Hyogo Prefectural Police, claiming that its X accounts were suspended in response to false reports during the campaign.

According to the group, which supported former Amagasaki Mayor Kazumi Inamura, it set up an X account on Nov. 5 ahead of last Sunday's election, but it was suspended the following day. The suspension lasted until the day before the election.

Another X account created by the group on Nov. 12 was suspended about an hour later. The account remains suspended.