Rep. Akimoto Cash received at the House of Representatives on dissolution of the lower house? IR Corruption Case December 26, 11:45
IR: A member of the House of Representatives, Akimoto, was arrested in a corruption case involving an integrated resort facility, and on September 28, a member of the House of Representatives sent a 3 million yen bribe in cash from a Chinese business adviser at the office of the House of Representatives on September 28. The interviews with the people concerned revealed that I had received it directly. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office of Investigation is investigating the details of the alleged bribery in the wake of the election. Akimoto has completely denied the charges.
Mr. Akimoto, 48, a member of the House of Representatives who left the Liberal Democratic Party, said he had been serving as a deputy minister of the Cabinet Office and others in charge of IR = integrated resort facilities, and a Chinese company that was aiming to enter IR in September. On the 25th, he was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Division on March 25 for receiving bribes such as cash of 3 million yen from "500 dot com" side.
According to officials, Mr. Akimoto said Mr. Masahiko Konno, a 48-year-old adviser to a Chinese company, was arrested on September 28 for allegedly bribery in the office of the House of Representatives after the House of Representatives was dissolved, and received 3 million yen in cash. He is suspected of receiving bribes directly.
According to the people concerned, Konno and his colleagues have stated in a statement by the Special Investigation Division that "the cash in the paper bag was handed directly to Rep. Akimoto."
The Special Investigation Department is investigating details of the alleged bribery in the name of a campaign.
On the other hand, according to lawyers, Rep. Akimoto has completely denied the charges, saying, "I have nothing to remember."