Mr. Kawai arrested about 40 people among local lawmakers out of suspected cash distribution

Mr. and Mrs. Kawai arrested About 40 of the suspected cash distributions were made by local lawmakers June 19 at 4:01

Of the 94 people suspected of being cashed out in an election violation in which the former Minister of Justice and his wife, Kasato, were arrested over the House of Councilors election last year, about 40 were locals such as the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly and the city council. I found out that I was a member of the Diet by interviewing the people concerned. The prosecutor's office is pursuing an investigation because it believes that he has distributed cash to a large number of local lawmakers to increase his support in order to win the election of lawmakers in a conservative election campaign.

Former former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai (57) and his wife, Housewife of the House of Councilors Susato (46), asked local legislators to put together a vote for the House of Councilors election in July last year and distributed cash as compensation. On the 18th, he was arrested on the suspected acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Law, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office etc. is suspected that about 25.7 million yen was distributed to 94 people such as local legislators and supporters ..

According to a person familiar with the matter, the prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation based on multiple lists that seem to be the destinations of cash seized from Mr. and Mrs. Kawai's home, but about 40 out of 94 people suspected that cash was distributed However, it turned out that he was a local member of the Hiroshima prefectural assembly and city council. In addition, there were cases in which a large amount of cash of around 1 million yen was distributed to one person, and cash was handed to each person many times.

In the last year's House of Councilors Hiroshima constituency, the new rookie Satoshi, who was appointed as the second candidate of the LDP, and the veteran's current office are in a fierce battle over the conservative division, and the prosecutor's office is often chosen to win the election. We are investigating as we are trying to increase support for the election campaign by distributing cash to local lawmakers.

According to the people concerned, Mr. and Mrs. Kawai have indicated that they have not resigned as a member of the Diet, saying that they are not doing anything illegal.