A former member of the House of Representatives from Shiga Prefecture was arrested on the night of the 27th for driving a car with a suspended license on a prefectural road in Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, colliding with a car traveling in the opposite lane and injuring two people. .
The suspect arrested is Takaya Muto (44), a former member of the House of Representatives and a trader in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
According to police, the former lawmaker was driving a passenger car without a license on a prefectural road in Yusa, Inashiki City around 11 p.m. on the 27th, when his car collided with a car traveling in the opposite lane. He is suspected of causing injury by negligent driving without a license for causing injuries to two men.
The two were taken to the hospital complaining of neck pain, but their injuries were said to be minor.
The scene is a road with good visibility, one lane in each direction, and police believe that the former lawmaker's car crossed the center line, and are conducting a detailed investigation.
Upon investigation, he admitted that he caused the accident without a license.
Former lawmaker Muto ran for the House of Representatives election in 2012 as an LDP-approved candidate from Shiga 4th Ward, was elected for the first time, and served two terms. However, he left the party after financial troubles related to unlisted stocks were reported, and he subsequently left the party. He did not run for the House of Representatives election.