The Yamanashi Prefectural Police and others said that the directors of the social welfare corporation in Kofu City gave a total of 1 million yen in cash to the five councilors in return for having the directors select the person they instructed. Eight people, including the president, were arrested on suspicion of bribery under the Social Welfare Act.
This is the first time in Japan that the bribery provisions of the Social Welfare Act have been applied.
Three people were arrested on suspicion of bribery, including Katsumi Takahashi (49), the president of Kofu City's social welfare corporation "Ojukai," and Hideo Takeyama (59), whose occupation is unknown in Nara Prefecture.
In addition, five councilors who are in a position to appoint directors at the corporation were arrested on suspicion of bribery.
According to the police, Mr. Takahashi and his colleagues will give five councilors 200,000 yen each in cash in return for choosing the person they instructed at the council meeting to decide new directors, etc. 100 There is a suspicion that he gave him 10,000 yen.
Police have not disclosed the approval or disapproval of the eight.
Since the officers of the social welfare corporation are not "deemed civil servants", the bribery of the criminal law does not apply. It was newly included.
According to the police, this regulation has been applied for the first time in Japan since the enforcement in 2017.