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Japanese media reported that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secretly paid part of the participation fee for sponsor party officials who participated in the eve of the “ cherry blossom observation meeting ” (meeting of the cherry blossom) and received a related receipt.
Former Prime Minister Abe, who is being investigated by the Japanese prosecution on charges of providing monetary conveniences of more than 8 million yen to officials of the sponsoring association, has denied that he has ever seen related documents such as statements and financial aid.
The “Cherry Blossom Watching Meeting” was held in Shinjuku Gyoen in April last year. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Ms. Akie are taking commemorative photos with artists and others. [지지통신]
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun of the 24th, the side of the hotel, where it took place on the eve of the cherry blossom meeting, wrote a receipt from former Prime Minister Abe saying that he had paid some of the expenses of the event and sent it Abe’s former prime minister. Turns out to have grasped existence
This is a summary of the statements of more than 20 people, including that of former Prime Minister Abe and hotel data obtained by the Special Ministry, as well as the former secretary of the former Prime Minister.
If it is true that the receipt was issued and handed over to former Prime Minister Abe, then former Prime Minister Abe’s side would suffer a severe blow to morale. Former Prime Minister Abe insisted that the amount suggested by the hotel was collected as a sponsorship fee and paid by the office staff, but did not pay the difference. Naturally, there was no need to write it down in the ledger, and former Prime Minister Abe’s position is that he is unaware of the hotel’s difference receipt.
However, the fact that the price of food per person at the event was at least 11,000 yen is putting former Prime Minister Abe into a corner. Civic groups and opposition parties argue that former Prime Minister Abe received only 5,000 yen per person for the support association dues and had no choice but to make up the difference of about 6,000 yen.
In May, they filed charges against former Prime Minister Abe with the Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office for violating the Public Officials Elections Act due to donations of money and property, and violating the Political Fund Regulation Act due to the omission of accounting. .
In addition, the day before (23), the Yomiuri Shimbun and other Japanese media reported the existence of documents issued by the hotel, citing the indictment at the cherry blossom meeting for five years since 2015, saying that the total amount of the difference amounted to more than 8 million yen. The total amount paid to the hotel during this period was around 23 million yen, and the membership fee for sponsorship participants was around 14 million yen.
Regarding these charges, former Prime Minister Abe said: “We are cooperating and responding seriously to the investigation” and “We are refraining from commenting on the details,” Yomiuri Shimbun said.
Reporter Lee Geun-pyeong [email protected]
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