Former Prime Minister Abe's prospect of non-indictment Secretary to brief indictment Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office stated the balance of the social gathering of about 30 million yen in the political fund balance report of the former Prime Minister Abe's supporters' association due to the issue of the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura viewing party". If he did not, it is likely that he will soon be charged with Abe's first public secretary for violating the Political Funds Control Act.

On the other hand, Mr. Abe is expected not to be prosecuted.

Regarding the social gathering on the eve of the "Sakura-mikai", it is clear that the total cost for the five years up to last year was about 23 million yen, of which Abe was responsible for at least 8 million yen. However, the political fund balance report of the sponsored "Shinzo Abe Supporters Association" does not include the balance related to the social gathering.

Mr. Abe's first public secretary, who is the representative of the supporters'association, was also in charge of accounting until four years ago, and he was virtually in charge of accounting for the supporters' association, so he interviewed the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. "The income and expenditure of the social gathering should have been stated in the income and expenditure report of the supporters' association," he said.

For this reason, the Special Investigation Department sponsored a balance of about 30 million yen, including the total amount of membership fees collected from participants and expenses paid to the hotel during the four years until last year when the balance report was kept by the Election Commission. It is expected that Mr. Abe's first public secretary will be briefly charged with violating the Political Funds Control Act, saying that he did not mention it in the association's income and expenditure report.

On the other hand, regarding the social gathering, lawyers all over the country submitted a complaint to Mr. Abe himself, and the special investigation department heard the situation voluntarily from Mr. Abe, but Mr. Abe was involved in the non-statement etc. It means that he denied.

Also, when Mr. Abe himself asked the secretary of the office if he was spending more than the membership fee at the end of last year, the person in charge said that he was not spending more than 5,000 yen. It is said that he was explaining.

For this reason, the Special Investigation Department has determined that it is difficult to hold criminal liability for Mr. Abe himself, and is expected to not prosecute him.