Prime Minister Kishida and 4 Abe faction leaders scheduled for hearing on 26th and 27th, decision on punishment based on content. The Abe faction decided in April of last year to cancel kickbacks at the direction of former Prime Minister Abe, but it continued to do so even after four members, including Shioya, discussed how to handle them in August.
There is a history of backlash. The executive branch is considering sanctioning the four people over ``non-recognition of elections'', the fourth-heaviest punishment in the party's constitution.