Opposition party's budget committee calls for intensive deliberation Legal Minister Koi Kawai arrested Representative Satoshi June 18 at 17:41
Following the arrest of former Minister of Justice Kawai and his wife, House of Representatives Satoshi, the opposition party must hear explanations from Prime Minister Abe about the reasons why Mr. Katsuyuki was appointed Minister of Justice I decided to call for an intensive deliberation at the meeting.
Following the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Kawai, the constitutional Democratic Party, the National Democratic Party, the Communist Party, and the Social Democratic Party's National Assembly Countermeasures Chairperson met in the Diet and discussed the response.
At the meeting, it was regrettable that Mr. and Mrs. Kawai were arrested without fulfilling accountability, and they agreed that Prime Minister Abe, who appointed Mr. Katsuyuki as Minister of Justice, is extremely responsible.
On top of that, it is necessary to hear from Prime Minister Abe about the reason for appointed Mr. Katsuyuki and the fact that the LDP headquarters transferred 150 million yen to Mr. Satoshi before the election of the House of Councilors last year. I decided to ask the ruling party to have an intensive deliberation at the budget committee.
The Constitutional Democratic Party's Azumi Diet Countermeasures Chairman told reporters, ``Prime Minister Abe is responsible for the appointment of Mr. Katsuyuki and, in spite of the fact that there was 150 days in the ordinary Diet, two people should be held accountable. I haven't given any guidance. The greatest responsibility lies with Prime Minister Abe."