Tsukasa Akimoto, a former member of the House of Representatives who has been sentenced to prison in the first instance for bribery and acquisition of witnesses over entering the business of an IR / integrated resort facility, has announced that he will not run for the House of Representatives election. Did.
Tsukasa Akimoto, a former member of the House of Representatives, left the Liberal Democratic Party on charges of corruption and acquisition of witnesses over IR, and was sentenced to four years in prison by the Tokyo District Court in the first instance last month. Is appealing as a complaint.
Former Senator Akimoto announced at a press conference in the Diet on the afternoon of the 18th that he would not run for the House of Representatives election.
On the other hand, he said, "I would like to continue political activities centered on the local community and do my best to benefit the nation-state."