Mr. and Mrs. Hosoi Kawai, prosecutor, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga "Please refrain from answering"

Mr. and Mrs. Hosoi Kawai, prosecutor and secretary general, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga "Please refrain from answering" July 8 17:20

In an election violation case involving the House of Councilors election last year, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office found that former Minister of Justice Kawai and his wife, Satoshi Kasato, asked local council members to collect votes and distributed cash to the public office election law. Was charged with the acquisition of.
At the press conference in the afternoon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said, "It is a matter related to the specific details of the investigation, and I will refrain from answering it."

Nishimura Economic Revitalization Minister "Responsible for seeking explanation and understanding"

Nishimura, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation, told the Cabinet Committee of the House of Representatives, "When a politician has doubts about the people, he/she has a responsibility to explain and understand the situation from each position. It's also a matter of making decisions based on our own judgment."

In addition, he said, "The ministers are assigned to work for the people as a duty, and their responsibility is heavy. It is important to fulfill their responsibilities including accountability."

LDP former Defense Minister Nakatani "Please explain to the people"

At the meeting of the Tanigaki Group, former Defense Minister Nakatani Nakatani said, "I would like to keep an eye on the exchanges at the judiciary. There are parts that have not been clarified. We want each councilor to make sure that they are not pointed out about politics, money, or the way elections work."

Chairman of the Rural Residents Country

The Constitutional Democratic Party's Azumi Diet Countermeasures Chairman told reporters, "Since the incident was discovered, Mr. and Mrs. Kawai have not been accountable. Since the side receiving the cash acknowledges the facts, the handing side is exempt. No. Both of us should resign as lawmakers when we are prosecuted, and we want to reach out to the LDP."

Representative Tamaki "LDP responsibility is extremely heavy"

At the press conference, the National Democratic Party representative Tamaki said, “The current parliamentarians have been prosecuted, and Kawai and his wife should resign as members of the Diet. Many people said, “Why do I need to pay the necessary benefits? Will be paid the full bonus to the appointed lawmakers?” Even though he left the party, the Liberal Democratic Party to which he belonged is extremely liable and he should resign.

Communist grain field country chairperson "should resign as a member of the Diet"

At the press conference, the Communist Party's Chairman of the National Assembly's grain field parliamentary response stated, "Kawai and his wife have not fulfilled any accountability and should resign as members of the Diet. It was supposed to be Prime Minister Abe's decision, and the secretary was also in support. The greatest responsibility lies with Prime Minister Abe."

Corporate citizen Fukushima leader "Appointment to Prime Minister Abe Responsibility"

In a press conference, the head of the Social Democratic Party said in a press conference, "If a person with experience in legal affairs is charged with a huge acquisition, it will be a painful situation. Prime Minister Abe is responsible for the appointment and should explain about the 150 million yen that was transferred from the LDP headquarters to Mr. Satoshi."