Residents of Hiroshima Prefecture lost the case in a trial in which residents of Hiroshima Prefecture appealed to return the 49 million yen annual expenses received by former member of the House of Councilors Anri Kawai, who was convicted of the acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Act. Was confirmed and no return was allowed.
Anri Kawai, a former member of the House of Councilors, was elected after being convicted of a suspended sentence for the acquisition of a violation of the Public Offices Election Act, saying that he had given 1.6 million yen to the four members of the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly in the election three years ago. Has been disabled.
In response to this, the six residents of Hiroshima Prefecture received "annual expenses", which is the salary received by former Senator Kuri from the time he was elected until he resigned, "year-end allowance", which is a bonus, and "document transportation stay expenses" of 1 million yen per month. In total, we have filed a lawsuit requesting that more than 49 million yen be returned to the country.
The 1st and 2nd trials dismissed the complaint, saying, "It is not an action to seek judgment on the specific rights and obligations of the residents, so it is not subject to trial."
The residents had appealed, but Koichi Kusano, the judge of the Supreme Court's Second Small Court, decided to dismiss the appeal by the 24th, and the loss of the residents was confirmed, and the return was not allowed.