Former Director General of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Bribery Case 6th First Trial Innocent Claim Tokyo District Court July 6 4:42

The first trial of a bribery case in which the former director of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was charged with having his son illegally passed by Tokyo Medical University will be held in the Tokyo District Court on the 6th. According to the people involved, both the former director of the bribery side and the former president of the bribery side of the university have a policy of innocence, and the whereabouts of the case will be noticed.

Former Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Defendant Sano (60) had the son who passed the university take an unlawful pass in return for the government's convenience to Tokyo Medical University in selecting a project to support a private university. As a result, four people have been prosecuted, including being accused of bribery as a consignment, and former Tokyo Medical University President Masahiko Usui (79) being accused of bribery.

Former Director-General Sano denied in the investigation stage, saying, "I advised the university side, but at that time I was a Chief Cabinet Secretary and did not have job authority. I did not ask him to pass my son illegally." was doing.

According to the person concerned, the former president of the bribery side also denied the prosecution content, and in the trial all four were alleged not guilty and would be in full dispute.

The first trial of the four people will be held in the Tokyo District Court on the 6th, and it is expected that the trial will dispute whether the former director has provided the facility or whether the son's passing is a bribe.