Susumu Kawai and his wife are charged with the acquisition of a total of over 29 million yen in the House of Councilors election July 8 16:41

In an election violation case involving the House of Councilors election last year, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office found that former Minister of Justice Kawai and his wife, Satoshi Kasato, asked local council members to collect votes and distributed cash to the public office election law. Was charged with the acquisition of.
The total amount of the acquisition funds prosecuted by the Special Investigation Department amounted to more than 29 million yen, and we filed a "100-day trial" in the Tokyo District Court for a prompt hearing.