Impact on Hiroshima's political circle The resigned top is also the lawyer for Masaki Hosei Kawai, 10:02 on August 25

In this case, the influence is spreading in Hiroshima prefecture, where Mr. and Mrs. Kawai are local, because the heads of local governments and local members who are alleged to have received cash have resigned.

Among the 100 people who were said to have provided cash by Mr. and Mrs. Kawai, there are 40 members in total, including the head of Hiroshima prefecture and local council members. Among them, the top local governments are Mihara City, Akitakata City, Akiota. Three people in the town have resigned.

Former Yoshinori Tenma, the mayor of Mihara City, initially denied the cash donation from former Minister Kawai, but then turned around and admitted that he received 1.5 million yen in cash, and resigned in June. ..

Former Mayor Tenma said at a press conference, "I knew I had made a secret promise with former Minister Kawai and kept it. However, I thought that I could not continue to say that I had not received it to the citizens and decided to do a miso. However, I can't help but be told that I lied."

In addition, four local members have resigned to date, and multiple parliamentary proposals for resignation have been submitted to the members. On the other hand, some legislators still don't disclose cash transfers.

Many members of parliament who are alleged to have received cash have not explained in public, and voters have criticized that they have not fulfilled their accountability, raising distrust of members.

Regarding the criminal liability of local lawmakers who are alleged to have received cash, the prosecutor's office seems to have postponed criminal penalties in consideration of the fact that there are many cases where cash was handed unilaterally by former Minister Kawai. ..

Regarding this, civic groups are planning to criminally prosecute all 100 people to the prosecution, saying that "the responsibility of the person who received the cash should also be blamed."

In a future trial, several lawmakers were willing to testify as NHS interviewers as witnesses to the prosecution, and some of them said, "I want to think about going back and forth after the trial ends." I will.

Depending on the content of the hearing in the future, there is a possibility that the politics of Hiroshima will be further affected.