Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takamori Yoshikawa, who was convicted by the Tokyo District Court last month for receiving a bribe of 5 million yen from a former representative of a major chicken egg production company in Hiroshima Prefecture while he was in office, said, "The content of the judgment I'm dissatisfied, but I don't want to worry or inconvenience the people involved anymore. "
It is expected that a suspended sentence of 2 years and 6 months in prison will be finalized.
Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takamori Yoshikawa (71) was a former representative of a major chicken egg production company in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and had a total of 5 million cash in the minister's office during the two years until the first year of Reiwa, when he was in office. He was charged with bribery for receiving a yen bribe.
The former minister pleaded not guilty of not being a bribe, but on the 26th of last month, the Tokyo District Court found all the cash received as a bribe, and was guilty of imprisonment for 2 years and 6 months, a suspended sentence of 4 years, and a surcharge of 5 million yen. I handed down the judgment.
Regarding this, former Minister Yoshikawa said on the night of the 8th, "I am very dissatisfied with the fact that the judgment found that the content was not true, but I am not feeling well, and I am worried and inconvenienced by all the people concerned about my trial. I have decided to abandon the appeal after consulting with a lawyer. "
As a result, the conviction with suspended sentence is expected to be finalized.