IR Corruption: A request for testimony or arrest of three witnesses for arrest of purchase, August 4, 17:01

In a corruption case involving an IR/integrated resort facility indicted by Representative Akimoto, the former adviser of a Chinese company on the bribery side was asked to testify for a lie in a trial and tried to give cash as compensation. As a result, three Tokyo executives were arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of acquisition of witnesses.

Former advisers on the bribery side admitted that they gave a bribe to Akimoto during the investigation, so the special investigation department is investigating the details.

All were arrested by corporate officers Fumihiko Sato (50) in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Akito Awaji in Minato-ku, Tokyo (54), and Kazuhiro Miyatake (49) in Naha City. 3 people.

According to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, the three people were accused of bribery in the corruption case over the IR/integrated resort facility that was charged with the House of Representatives Defendant Akimoto (48) from June to last month. Former adviser to a Chinese company, Masahiko Konno (48) and Katsunori Nakazato (48), were asked to testify and lie in a trial, and tried to give cash of 30 million yen and millions of yen, respectively. As a result, there is a suspicion of the acquisition of witnesses.

Representative Akimoto has completely denied the indictment of the corruption case involving IR, but two former advisers responded to the investigation by the special investigation department and paid cash to Representative Akimoto at the House of Representatives three years ago in September 300 It is clear from interviews with people concerned that he had admitted that he had bribed 10,000 yen.

The Tokusou Department is expected to clarify the existence of contact points between Akimoto and the three arrested.

The "Writing of Witnesses", which prohibits the provision of money or the promise of such money as a reward for witnessing in a trial, was newly established under the revised organized crimes punishment law that was enforced three years ago.

The special investigation department has not disclosed the approval or disapproval of the three.