This amnesty theory had been advocated by Sadao ARAKI, based on his own theory of national policy, when he was the Minister of the Army but after the February 26 Incident, it began to also imply saving the commissioned officers of the Kodoha faction, and because Konoe was eager to save Jinzaburo MAZAKI, he had shown signs of empathizing with this even before becoming Prime Minister.
この大赦論は、荒木貞夫が陸相時代に提唱していたもので、かれ独特の国体論に基づくものであったが、二・二六事件以降は皇道派将校の救済の意味も持つようになり、真崎甚三郎の救済にも熱心だった近衛は、首相就任前からこれに共感を示していた。