Reconstruction Minister Akiba explained that he paid his secretary who served as a campaign worker in last year's House of Representatives election, but the electronic version of the photo weekly reported that testimony contradicting the explanation was obtained. I was.
Minister Akiba explained on the night of the 28th, "As far as I know, there was no such factual relationship."
In the "FRIDAY Digital" released on the 28th, Minister Akiba explained in the Diet that he paid his secretary, who served as a car campaigner, for labor in the House of Representatives election last October. , reported that he was suspected of violating the Public Offices Election Law, saying that another car campaigner gave contradictory testimony such as "I did not ride with this secretary."
In addition, he acknowledged in the Diet that his second son was standing in the street with a sleight of hand during the election, which is not permitted by law, and said, "I can assert that there is no one like that other than my second son. It was also reported that a former supporter testified that "In past elections, Minister Akiba's younger brother was used as a 'kagemusha'."
Regarding these reports, Minister Akiba was asked by reporters on the night of the 28th about the facts, and explained, "I would like to answer accurately after confirming. However, as far as I know, there were no such facts."