She is the private secretary of former lawmaker Kakizawa, who received a summary order on charges of bribery in a case in which State Minister of Justice Mizutaka Kakizawa and others were indicted for violating the Public Offices Election Act in connection with the Koto Ward mayoral election in Tokyo held in April last year. Interviews with people involved revealed that one person was dissatisfied with the decision and requested a formal trial in court. He is expected to plead not guilty at trial.
Regarding the Koto Ward mayoral election held in April last year, former Deputy Minister of Justice Mizutaka Kakizawa (53), who resigned as a member of the House of Representatives on the 1st, and former Koto Ward Mayor Yayoi Kimura (58), were bribed in violation of the Public Offices Election Act. In addition to these charges, two former secretaries of former Assemblyman Kakizawa were also summarily indicted on charges of bribing members of the Koto Ward Assembly and others, and received a summary order from the court for a fine of 500,000 yen. I did.
If you are dissatisfied with the summary order, you can request a formal trial within 14 days of being notified of the order.Of the two people who received the summary order, Shugen Goto (38), private secretary, However, we learned through interviews with people involved that they have requested a formal trial in court.
Former secretary Goto is expected to deny the purchase and maintain his innocence at trial.
In this case, former Assemblyman Kakizawa has acknowledged the charges against him, but the three Koto Ward Assembly members who were indicted at home for receiving 200,000 yen in cash have said, ``I don't think the cash they received had the purpose of bribery.'' "I had no idea what happened," he said, indicating that he intends to fight the charges in court.