Katsuyuki Kawai, a former Minister of Justice, who was accused of violating the Public Offices Election Act, stated that a member of the Hiroshima City Council, who had been in a relationship with the former Minister, was given 500,000 yen in cash as a "sign of apology" It became clear when the prosecutor's record was read aloud.
Former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai (57) has been acquitted of the acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Act over last year's House of Councilors election, where his wife Anri (47) was first elected.
At the trial on the 14th, the prosecutor read aloud the affidavits of two local lawmakers and six former ministers' supporters.
According to the record of Mr. Taniguchi of the Hiroshima City Council, the former minister's secretary will run for the same constituency in the city council election, and Mr. Taniguchi said, "I will never cooperate with your election in the future." I told him that he had a relationship with the former minister.
However, in April of last year, during the election for city council members, a former minister visited his home and said, "I want you to receive this as a sign of apology for the secretary's rudeness." It means that he has presented the envelope.
Regarding this, Mr. Taniguchi said, "The secretary is just an excuse, and I thought that I wanted you to call for a vote for Mr. Kawai. Since the intention was clear," I helped because the story of the election of Anri is different. "Hmm," he said, but the former minister returned quickly without refuting anything. "
Since Mr. Taniguchi was the deputy secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroshima Kenren, he supported Mr. Mizote in the Upper House election, but Mr. Anri did not.