IR corruption case re-arrested for suspicion of involvement in another takeover Akimoto Special Investigation Department September 9 4:58
A representative of a management consulting company arrested for accusing the bribery of falsification in a case of witnesses over corruption of an IR/integrated resort facility, told the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, "I was asked by a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto. I found out through interviews with the people concerned.
The Special Investigation Department is supposed to have re-arrested on the 9th of the detention date because it is suspected that Akimoto was involved in the acquisition of another route of witnesses.
Judge Akimoto (48), a member of the House of Representatives, tried to hand over 20 million yen in cash as a remuneration to a defendant Masahiko Konno (49), a former adviser of a Chinese company on the bribery side, in a trial over an IR corruption case. As a result, on the 20th of last month, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office was arrested on suspicion of the acquisition of witnesses who violated the organized crime punishment law.
In a series of cases, another former adviser to the bribery Chinese company, Katsunori Nakazato (48), tried to give a perjury and tried to hand over several million yen in cash. (51) has been arrested, but it was revealed in an interview with the people concerned that Matsuura made a statement that he was requested by Representative Akimoto in response to an investigation by the special investigation department.
The Special Investigation Department is supposed to arrest Mr. Akimoto again on the 9th of the detention period because he suspected that he was involved in the acquisition of a witness on another route through Representative Matsuura.
According to the lawyer, Representative Akimoto denies the charges of arrest.