Former Minister of Justice Kawai arrested Representative Kaori spreads influence to Hiroshima politics

Former Minister of Justice Kawai arrested Senri Kasato: Impact on Hiroshima politics June 18, 15:18

In the case of an election violation involving Senator Kawai's camp, the mayor of Akiota-cho, Hiroshima prefecture, who said he received cash from former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai resigned, and a prefectural assembly Liberal Democratic Party waiting room searched for prosecution. The influence spread to the local political world.

In April of last year, former mayor Shinji Kosaka of Akiota town received 200,000 yen in cash from his former Minister Kawai at home and acknowledged that he received arbitrary hearings of the prosecution, and as a moral responsibility, he took it in April. I resigned.

According to former Mayor Kosaka, former Minister Kawai said that if he could divide the conservative votes, two people of the LDP could win, and then he handed me a white envelope containing cash on the way back. That is.

In addition, Mayor Kinro Iriyama of Otake City admitted that he had received an arbitrary hearing from the prosecution, and said, "Former Minister Kawai brought an envelope that seemed to contain cash, but turned back and scolded him." I will.

In addition, the prosecution searched several offices and homes of the prefectural assembly members, allegedly suspected of violating the public office election law that the funds of the camp were used for the acquisition, and in April this year, the prefectural assembly Liberal Democratic Party I searched multiple waiting rooms.

One of the members who was searched in the waiting room, Toshihiro Hiyama, was a strong figure in local politics, who also served as the chairman of the prefectural assembly, and told the press that "there is no money transfer from or to Mr. Kawai."

Regarding the search in the waiting room of the prefectural assembly, Chairman Takashi Nakamoto said, "In the history of prefectural government, there was no search for the prosecution in the prefectural assembly and I am sorry for the unprecedented story."

In addition, Governor Yuzaki said, "I hope that all the facts will be clarified as soon as possible. To that end, I want the people concerned to fulfill the necessary accountability."