"Sakura wo Miru Kai" social gathering November 24, 19:24, which allows some of the people involved in the area around former Prime Minister Abe to bear the burden
Regarding the issue of the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", the people around the former Prime Minister Abe said that Mr. Abe's office would bear part of the cost of the social gathering. I made it clear that I was doing it.
Regarding the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", the office of former Prime Minister Abe paid a part of the expenses of the meeting from lawyers nationwide, and the balance was stated in the political fund balance report. A complaint has been filed on suspicion of violating the Political Funds Control Act.
Officials around former Prime Minister Abe responded to the interview on the evening of the 24th.
Among them, this person concerned admitted that the expenses of the social gathering were collected from the participants as a membership fee of 5,000 yen or more per person, and the portion exceeding 5,000 yen was borne by Mr. Abe's office. I made it clear that I was doing it.
At the end of last year, Mr. Abe himself asked the secretary of the office if he was spending more than the membership fee, but the person in charge explained that he was not spending more than 5,000 yen. That is.
Regarding the reason, the person in charge said, "In 2013, when the social gathering began, the balance of the meeting was not stated in the political fund balance report, so it was decided that Mr. Abe had no choice but to answer what was different from the facts. I did. "
An official at the Abe office gave the same explanation to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Mr. Abe received a report of this on the 23rd.