Liberal Democratic Party interviews pro-Abe members about political funding issue, confirms amount and how it will be used

The Liberal Democratic Party has been conducting interviews with relevant members in response to issues related to factional political funding parties, and on the 3rd, party officials confirmed with Abe-aligned members the amount of kickbacks and how they were used.

In response to the problems surrounding factional political funding parties, the Liberal Democratic Party has been conducting interviews with relevant members since the 2nd, in an effort to understand the actual situation, prevent it from happening again, and reform the party.

On the 3rd, Chairman of the Board of Internal Affairs and Communications Moriyama and others met with pro-Abe politicians, including former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, at a hotel in Tokyo, and revealed that they did not record the amount of kickbacks they received from the faction, how they were used, and their income and expenditure reports. I confirmed the circumstances.

The hearing will be held for four days and will involve more than 80 people, including members of the Abe and Nikai factions, as well as executives from the Kishida faction.

The Liberal Democratic Party will conduct a survey of all its members next week to confirm whether there is any faction party ticket income that was not included in the income and expenditure report.

The Liberal Democratic Party would like to minimize the impact on deliberations on the new fiscal year's budget bill by taking into account the demands of the opposition parties and demonstrating a commitment to accountability.

Ritmin Secretary-General Okada ``Conduct a meaningful investigation''

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Okada told reporters in Matsue City, ``The hearings have started so late that I wonder if they will be able to make it in time for the House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting the next day.I am also very curious about what they are hearing.'' It is not clear how the money was flowing, although it is said that there was some sort of poaching or kickbacks, and it is also not clear what the money was used for.An incomplete and sloppy investigation is absolutely unacceptable. I hope that a meaningful investigation will be conducted."