Kawai and his wife's bail request Tokyo District Court did not recognize the second time
Regarding the former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife, Mr. Kasato, who was charged with a large-scale acquisition over the House of Councilors election last year, the Tokyo District Court decided on March 13 that bail will not be granted for the second request. did.
Former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai (57) spends over 29 million yen per 100 people, including local legislators and supporters, over the last year's House of Councilors election when his wife, Satoshi (46), was elected for the first time. He was prosecuted on 8th of last month for the acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Law, and Senator Satari was also prosecuted for giving out 1.7 million yen to 5 local lawmakers.
Former Minister Kawai, Representative Kaori, and their lawyers filed a second bail request immediately after prosecution on the 7th of this month, and the Tokyo District Court heard the opinions from both the defense side and the prosecution. We have been considering the possibility of extinction, but on the 13th we decided not to allow bail for the two.
The Kawai and Mrs. Kawai trials are to be conducted in a "100-day trial," which is a quick trial, but the date of the first trial has not been decided.
According to the people concerned, Mr. and Mrs. Kawai are denying the contents of the charges in the trial.