IR Corruption Request for Testimony of Fake Former Company Officer for Acquisition
A former company officer who was charged with trying to give cash after asking the bribery side to testify in a trial over the corruption case indicted by a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto admitted the content of the indictment in the first trial. I did.
Former company officer Kazuhiro Miyatake (49), a former adviser to a Chinese company on the bribery side, colluded with other defendants over the corruption case of an IR / integrated resort facility indicted by Tsukasa Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives. He was charged with the acquisition of witnesses, etc., for trying to give him 5 million yen in cash at his home in Naha City in July.
At the first trial held at the Tokyo District Court on the 12th, former officer Miyatake admitted that the indictment was "no doubt".
When asked by the accused, former officer Miyatake said that he had no acquaintance with Representative Akimoto and did not know the contact information, and he said, "I want you to meet a lawyer once. I offered the yen, but I didn't receive it. I immediately pulled it up. "
On the other hand, the prosecution said, "If the former adviser responded to change the testimony, he would give another 5 million yen. If the acquisition of witnesses is successful, it will be extremely difficult to find out the truth in the trial," he said. Was sentenced.
In this case, Senator Akimoto was also charged with the acquisition of witnesses, and according to a lawyer, Senator Akimoto has denied any involvement.