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The Tokyo District Attorney’s Office is expected to present a case for Abe’s first public secretary during a dinner hosted by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political organization the day before the “Cherry Blossom Festival.” The suspicion is that around 40 million yen is not mentioned in the Political Funds Balance Report. The omission of the costs of political activity does not necessarily lead to criminal cases, but the Department of Special Investigation appears to consider the long-standing non-declaration to be malicious. We will also hear the circumstances of Mr. Abe and explore the background of the supplement. (Eiichi Ikeda)
“It should have been included in the income and expense report.” The first public secretary, who is the representative of the political organization “Shinzo Abe Supporters Association”, is said to have admitted that there was an acknowledgment of illegality at any hearing. He appears to have overruled Abe’s repeated reply at the Diet that he has no income or expenses as a supporter.
The Political Funds Regulation Act requires political organizations to describe their income and expenses, and if they violate them, they will be punished with imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to 1 million yen.
However, not all non-declarations will be filed. In the Hiroshima constituency takeover last year, many local lawmakers did not list the cash they allegedly received from Mr. and Ms. Katsuyuki Kawai, but no one has been charged.
The non-declaration on the dinner is said to have continued from 2013 to 2019. Given that the statute of limitations is five years, the case is limited to five years after 2015, but a prosecution executive said: “The fact that has been repeated for many years when considering malice. ” Point.
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Volunteer attorneys who have brought criminal charges against Abe and the first public secretary say Abe’s compensation at the site is an act of donation to the local Yamaguchi prefectural supporters who participated, which also violates election law. public. ..
However, it’s hard to blame if participants don’t acknowledge that they have received the donation. Participants said in an interview that they “just had a sandwich and drank beer” and “felt the price was appropriate,” and they may have been paying the membership fee without knowing the supplement.
Therefore, it is expected that the Special Investigation Department will proceed with the investigation focusing on the violations of the Political Funds Regulation Act and, in the future, the focus will be on how Mr. Abe will explain the arbitrary hearing of the Department. of Special Investigation.
The Political Funds Regulation Law stipulates that the unlisted entity is the accountant. However, if Mr. Abe had approved the non-declaration, the possibility of being charged with “unidentified co-conspirator” cannot be denied. The first public secretary is the “security guard” of Mr. Abe (local official). The Special Investigation Department plans to carefully determine how much Mr. Abe knew.
