Will Akimoto prepare 10 million yen cash for IR corruption witness acquisition funds?

IR corruption Witnesses funds for acquisition of 10 million yen in cash by Representative Akimoto? August 21, 12:00

IR = In a case of a witness acquisition by a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto arrested for persecuting a bribery over a corruption case involving an integrated resort facility, a company officer allegedly accomplice said to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office for "bribery" Akimoto prepared 10 million yen of the cash that he tried to hand over to the side," he said in an interview with a person concerned. The Tokusou Department seems to be working on elucidating the fact that Representative Akimoto led the acquisition process.

Judge Akimoto (48), a member of the House of Representatives, asked a former adviser of a bribery Chinese company to give a false witness in a court case last month over the corruption case of an IR = integrated resort facility that was indicted by himself. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office was arrested on the suspicion of the acquisition of witnesses who violated the organized crime punishment law on the 20th, for trying to hand over 20 million yen in cash as a reward.

Akito Awaji, a corporate officer suspected of being an accomplice to Rep. Akimoto (54), is known to have told the investigation by the Special Investigation Department that he was "requested by Rep. Akimoto to carry out perjury." According to an interview with a person concerned, a statement was made that the 20 million yen of cash that was about to be given to the bribery side was stated as "half of the 10 million yen was prepared by Akimoto."

The Tokusou Department seems to be proceeding with the elucidation of the actual situation, such as the details of fund procurement, because Akimoto led the series of acquisitions.

Akimoto denies the allegations to the NHK interview before the arrest, saying, "I haven't instructed Awaji's officers and I haven't asked for anything concrete. I don't know anything about the acquisition of witnesses."

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