Transfer of acquisition funds from the LDP's Liberal Democratic Branch or election violation case

Transfer of acquisition funds from the LDP's Liberal Democratic Branch or election violation case June 29, 18:16

Katsuyuki Kawai, the former Minister of Justice and his wife, Senator Katori, were arrested in an election violation, and more than 2 million yen of the acquisition funds that were suspected of being arrested were transferred from the LDP branch of Senator Kato to the accounts of several camp staff. I found out that there was a suspicion that it had been The prosecutor's office seems to be elucidating the facts about the source of the large amount of acquisition funds.

Former former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai (57) and his wife, Supreme Satoshi (46), are members of the House of Councilors, and asked local legislators to organize an election campaign, such as summarizing votes over the House of Councilors election in July last year. Arrested for suspicion of acquisition of public office election law violation for distributing cash as compensation, the prosecutor's office is suspecting that a total of 25.7 million yen was distributed to 94 people, and the investigation is underway.

Among the 94 cash recipients suspected of being arrested, the camp staff are also included, but several of these accounts were accounted for by 2 million people from the LDP branch of Parliamentarian Satoshi from June to August last year. A new interview revealed that there was a suspicion that illegal yen rewards were being transferred.

The Public Offices Election Law prohibits paying people who have campaigned excluding so-called Miss Uguisu, and admits that NHK interviewees were paid by several faction staff from the LDP branch. "One of them said, "I thought it was fine at the time, but I don't think I should have received it now."

It was revealed that former Minister Kawai and Senri Branch had received a total of 150 million yen, which was ten times as much as the current position at the time when they fought a conservative election from the LDP headquarters before the Upper House election. I am.

According to the people involved, most of the 150 million yen was spent on the cost of distributing public relations magazines and the expenses of the office, but it is said that Mr. Uguisu was paid an illegal reward exceeding the law. It is possible that even in the case, the funds from the LDP branch of Representative Satoshi were used for compensation, and part of the funds from the party headquarters could have been the source of illegal compensation.

Prosecutors are expected to further elucidate the facts about the source of the large amount of acquisition funds.

According to the person concerned, former Minister Kawai acknowledged that he handed some cash to local lawmakers, and said about the source of the money, "I made it from my own funds. 150 million yen from the party headquarters is It is not a source of money."

Former Minister Kawai and Representative Satoshi have denied the charges, saying, "Cash donation is not the purpose of requesting a summary of votes."