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Kyodo Jun 1, 2021
Former trade minister Isshu Sugawara has conveyed his intention to resign as a lawmaker after coming under investigation again over a money and gift scandal that prosecutors had once dropped, a senior Liberal Democratic Party official said Tuesday.
LDP policy chief Hakubun Shimomura told reporters that Sugawara has conveyed his decision to quit as a lawmaker.
Prosecutors are likely arranging to issue the LDP lawmaker with a summary indictment for violation of the election law, a source close to the investigation said. A summary indictment is a simplified proceeding that skips court proceedings and applies to less serious offenses.
Former trade minister Isshu Sugawara is considering resigning as a lawmaker after coming under investigation again over a money and gift scandal that prosecutors had once dropped, people close to the matter said.
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