Toshio Yamauchi, a former member of the House of Councilors who retired from politics 11 years ago, was arrested for diverting the funds he had received from a company he was involved in. Was sent to another company's account, according to an interview with an investigative official.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that there is a suspicion that it was intended to be diverted from the beginning.
Toshio Yamauchi (74), a former member of the House of Councilors and a corporate officer, said that he had personally diverted about 100 million yen from the Haneda Airport Hangar, a limited liability company in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, to which he was involved. He was arrested on suspicion of misappropriation.
The Metropolitan Police Department has not disclosed the approval or disapproval.
When the limited liability company purchased the hangar at Haneda Airport three years ago, it temporarily deposited 280 million yen with a general incorporated association represented by a former member of the Diet, but after the former member of the Diet deposited the funds. According to an interview with an investigative official, it was found that about 100 million yen had been sent to another company's account within 10 days.
The remittance was divided into two parts, which are believed to have been used to purchase land in Kagawa Prefecture and Kyoto City, respectively.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the proposal, considering that the proposal to deposit funds from the limited liability company was made by the former member of the Diet, and that it was suspected that the purpose was to divert it from the beginning.