Former Minister of Justice election violation case Confirmed date and place of cash provision by smartphone analysis 18:23 on June 21
In the case of an election violation in which former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife, Satoshi House of Representatives, were arrested, prosecutors analyzed the location information of smartphones of local lawmakers who were said to have received cash, and the date and time of cash provision Interviews with related parties revealed that we were proceeding with confirmation. In some cases, former Minister Kawai contacted multiple members of the parliament on the same day and was distributing cash, so the prosecutor's office is working to clarify the details of the cash donation.
Former former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai (57) and his wife, House Member of the House of Representatives Susato Sato (46), asked local legislators to organize their votes over the House of Councilors election in July last year, and paid cash as compensation. He was arrested on suspicion of the acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Law for giving away, and the prosecutor's office is suspecting that about 25.7 million yen was distributed to 94 people such as local legislators and executives of the supporters' association, and they are proceeding with the investigation.
The prosecutor's office has proceeded with the investigation by listening to the circumstances from local lawmakers based on multiple lists that seemed to have cash distribution destinations, but at this time, smartphones voluntarily submitted by local lawmakers It was found through interviews with related parties that we were proceeding with confirmation of the date and time and location of cash provision by analyzing the location information of the.
According to the people involved, former Minister Kawai was trying to contact local lawmakers intensively before and after the unified local election held in April of last year, and was distributing cash as a "fellow visit to Japan". May have contacted multiple lawmakers on the same day and were giving cash.
The prosecutor's office is working to clarify the details of the situation, considering that former Minister Kawai was trying to increase the support of Senator Saki by distributing cash to many members in the name of support for the unified local elections.
According to the people involved, both former Minister Kawai and Representative Kaori have denied the charges, saying, "We are not doing anything wrong."