In a witness cross-examination of a trial in which a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto was accused of acquiring a witness, a former company officer who made an acquisition of a witness proposed to Akimoto a cash acquisition. I testified that I agreed.
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.
In the witness cross-examination on the 26th, a former company officer who was found guilty of acquiring witnesses for trying to give cash to a witness on the bribery side appeared in court, and met after Akimoto was released on bail in February last year. He testified that he had proposed a cash acquisition.
Regarding the exchange at this time, a former company officer suggested, "I will prepare the money, so if I give the money to a former adviser of a Chinese company, I think I can change my mind," Akimoto said, "Oh, that's good. Let's go with that. "
In addition, a former company officer said that when the company he was running four years ago was punished by the Consumer Affairs Agency for selling virtual currency, he was given 1 million yen to support Akimoto. He said that he called the Consumer Affairs Agency in front of him and told him that he was not doing any systematic illegal activity.