At the trial of former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai, who was accused of violating the Public Offices Election Act, the prosecutor read aloud the statement of the former Akitakata city council and said that the former city council used up the 100,000 yen received from the former minister with pachinko. I made it clear that I had made a statement.
Former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai (57) has been acquitted of the acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Act over last year's House of Councilors election, when his wife, Anri Kawai (47), was elected for the first time.
At the trial on the 9th, the prosecutor read aloud the affidavits of four former ministers' supporters, including former member Toshiharu Aohara of the Akitakata City Council.
Of these, former Senator Aohara admitted that he had received 100,000 yen in cash from the former minister at home in June last year, and said, "Although I once refused,'This should not be done', the former minister said,'OK. , I'll put it here. ”And it was put in an envelope containing the leaflets of Representative Anri Kawai.”
After that, "I felt guilty, but I was lucky to receive 100,000 yen. I love pachinko and my wife won't ask me for money, so I went to pachinko 10 times and used up the entire amount. City council member I did something embarrassing. "
Former Representative Aohara resigned from the Diet in July this year.