Representative Akimoto of IR corruption "Prosecution forced confession" Lawyer complained to prosecution September 10 13:27
A lawyer of the House of Representatives Akimoto, who was re-arrested on the 9th in the case of a witness acquisition over corruption of IR/integrated resort facility, held a conference and prosecuted Akimoto for illegitimate confession. I made a complaint to.
Suspect Ajimoto (48), a member of the House of Representatives charged with IR corruption cases, conspired with representatives of a management consulting company and tried to hand over 5 million yen in cash to the bribery side as a reward for witnessing at the trial. As a result, the Tokyo Metropolitan District Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating that there is a suspicion that Representative Akimoto used false roots on the bribery side through two routes, on the 9th, being arrested again for suspected acquisition of witnesses who violated the organized crime punishment law. ..
In this case, lawyer Junichiro Hironaka, who is in charge of defense, held a press conference on the 10th, denied the charges, and said that the prosecutor in charge is unjustly interrogating the silent representative. We have made three written complaints to the Tokyo District Prosecutor.
The defense argues in a document, "It violates the right of silence by giving psychological agitation such as "call all the members of the patronage association" and "only parents can call the court."
At the press conference, Hironaka said, "If you make a complaint, there will be no further improvement. It is very doubtful how to force a confession after a long investigation."