A former member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly, who also served as the chairman of the National Prefectural Assembly, was charged with deceiving more than 5.7 million yen in political activity expenses, and the former member admitted the charges. ..
The prosecutor's office sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months in prison for "betraying the trust of the citizens of the prefecture."
Defendant Masafumi Nogawa (68), a former member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly, has deceived 5.76 million yen in total for political activity expenses during the six years up to the second year of Reiwa, and has been accused of fraud and other charges for submitting a false income and expenditure report. Is being asked.
The first trial was held at the Yamagata District Court on the 18th, and a former member of the Diet admitted that he was indicted, saying, "There is no doubt."
In the opening statement, the prosecution said, "The former member of the Diet wanted to secure money that he could use freely because the monthly allowance of 50,000 yen was not enough. When it became, I was taking measures as the chairman, but after that I continued to receive illegal payments and used it for private eating and drinking and traveling. "
He was sentenced to one year and six months in prison for "betraying the trust of the citizens of the prefecture."
On the other hand, the defense sought a suspended sentence, saying that he had received sufficient social sanctions such as resigning as a member of the Diet.
The verdict will be handed down on June 27.