The Tokyo Public Prosecutor's Office has dismissed a former member of the House of Representatives, Takaya Mutou, who was sent documents on suspicion of hit-and-run, alleging that he had injured a man while driving a car in Tokyo and then left. ..
Takaya Mutou, a 41-year-old member of the House of Representatives who belonged to the Liberal Democratic Party until six years ago, hit and run a man in his 60s while driving a car on a prefectural road in Nakano Ward, Tokyo in 2016. After that, he was sent a document on suspicion of hit-and-run, etc.
As a result of the investigation, the Tokyo Regional Prosecutor's Office dismissed the former member of the Diet on the 21st due to insufficient suspicion.
The prosecution explained why, "there was no evidence to prove that the former lawmaker was driving a car at the time."