In a government-manufactured negotiation case in which the mayor of Fujikawa Town, Yamanashi Prefecture was arrested, police re-arrested on suspicion of weighted bribery, alleging that he was also working on fraudulent bidding in other public works projects and receiving cash from a trader in return. ..
The person who was re-arrested was Manabu Shimura (71), who was the mayor of Fujikawa Town.
According to the police, the former mayor Shimura received a request from Kofu City's former representative, Kazu Kobayashi (72), in a bid rigging for the design work of the school lunch center in the town in 2018. Therefore, there is a suspicion of weighted bribery, etc., for receiving 1 million yen in cash in return for encouraging fraudulent bidding, such as selecting a contractor to accept bid rigging.
In addition, there is a suspicion of bribery, saying that he received a total of 2 million yen in cash given by Gen Kobayashi in April and June last year for the purpose of continuing to make favorable arrangements.
Police also re-arrested the former representative on suspicion of bribery and violation of the Act on Elimination and Prevention of Government-made Conflicts.
According to police, the two have admitted the charges.
In response to the investigation so far, the former mayor stated that "there was a benefit of receiving support in the previous mayor election", and the police are investigating the relationship between the two and the flow of cash. ..