Released after arrest on charges of assault, Saito Saito is not charged with former mayor Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office 27 December 11:57
In August, the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office charged the former mayor of Satte City, Saitama Prefecture, who had been arrested on August 18 for allegedly assaulting a female employee at a restaurant in Hiroshima, where he had been visited. Did.
Former Mayor Kunio Watanabe (62) of Satte City, Saitama Prefecture, joined a female employee of a restaurant at a multi-tenant building in Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City after attending a ceremony on the day of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima City in August. Was arrested for allegedly assaulting him for hitting the face several times.
Later, he was released on hold and was arbitrarily investigated by the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office.
The prosecutor explained that he did not prosecute the case, saying "we will not clarify it from the viewpoint of privacy protection, taking into account the intentions of the parties concerned."
After being arrested, the former mayor resigned on the grounds that the business of the city had been affected, and in a news conference said, "We will continue to fight the case without any roots."
A former mayor's lawyer told NHK that he was not charged with the charges.