Takashi Tachibana, the party leader who protects his own people from NHK, threatened to spread the information of the receiving contractor on the Internet, and the first trial of the trial was held on charges of obstructing NHK's business. , Tachibana has pleaded not guilty, saying it was a legitimate business act.
Takashi Tachibana, a 53-year-old member of the House of Councilors who is the leader of the party that protects his own people from NHK, received information on the contractor from a former employee of a contractor and storage company in Tokyo in September. He has been accused of obstructing NHK's business by threatening to spread it on the Internet after illegally acquiring it.
At the first trial held at the Tokyo District Court, Tachibana said, "I am not guilty of any of the crimes. I have performed only the necessary and rational performance as a politician, and I have not performed any power or obstructed my business. It is a legitimate business act, "he insisted on his innocence.
On the other hand, the prosecution said, "The defendant committed the crime by asking a former employee of the consignment company to take a picture of the information of the contractor for the purpose of damaging NHK's credibility."