Former member of the House of Councilors Yasuo Yamashita, who was accused of defrauding a limited express ticket for the green car of the Shinkansen by misusing the boarding pass that was issued to him while he was a member of the Diet, allowing him to use the JR trains for free. A district court handed down a suspended conviction.
Defendant Yasuo Yamashita (80), who lived in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture and served as a member of the House of Councillors, received a free JR ride issued during his tenure as a member of the Diet at JR Tokyo Station from March to April this year. He was charged with fraud and other crimes by presenting the certificate to the station staff, filling in the name of an incumbent member of the Diet, etc. on the application form and defrauding him of a limited express ticket for the green car of the Shinkansen.
In the ruling on the 7th, the presiding judge of the Nagoya District Court, Satoshi Morishima, said, ``The crime was selfish and cunning because it abused the knowledge and experience gained during his time as a member of the Diet. There is a significant lack of awareness about
On the other hand, he said that he was "subject to social sanctions, such as losing his position as a permanent adviser to the prefectural government of a political party and a company executive," and that he was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years. handed down the verdict.
After the ruling, former lawmaker Yamashita said, "I deeply regret and apologize from the bottom of my heart."