In a witness cross-examination of a trial in which a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto was accused of acquiring a witness, the representative of the consulting company who made the acquisition testified that he was asked to acquire the witness because he said "I want to hit cash". ..
Tsukasa Akimoto, a 49-year-old member of the House of Representatives, pleaded not guilty to bribery for receiving bribes from former advisers of a Chinese company and for the acquisition of witnesses who asked the bribery to give false testimony. I am.
A representative of a consulting firm who was found guilty of trying to give cash to the bribery side appeared in the witness cross-examination on the 23rd.
When the company representative had a dinner with Representative Akimoto in May last year, he said, "I would like former advisers of Chinese companies to change their statements. It seems that one person can talk for 20 million yen. Another former adviser I want you to talk to me. "
After being refused the request by the former adviser, the company representative said that he would meet with Representative Akimoto again in June last year and said, "I want to hit cash. Will you lend me 10 million yen?" I couldn't stop because of the ship I was on. "
In addition, after the prosecution's investigation into the acquisition of witnesses began, Senator Akimoto told me through an acquaintance that he would like to have a talk, but he said he refused.