Former secretary to former lawmaker Kakizawa requests formal trial, dissatisfied with summary order. One person was dissatisfied with the decision and requested a formal trial in court.
Former secretary Goto is expected to deny the purchase and maintain his innocence at trial. Former Deputy Minister of Justice Mizutaka Kakzawa and former Koto Ward Mayor Yayoi Kimura were bribed in violation of the Public Offices Election Act. Three Koto ward Assembly members who were indicted at home for receiving 200,000 yen in cash have said, ``I don't think the cash they received had the purpose of bribery.''