Former trade minister Isshu Sugawara resigns as a lawmaker after coming under investigation again over a money and gift scandal that prosecutors had once dropped.
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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.
Ex-Japan trade minister questioned over gift scandal as probe resumes
April 23, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Isshu Sugawara. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Prosecutors have questioned a former Japanese trade minister over a money and gift scandal after they resumed their investigation into the case following a civil inquest body s decision in February that he merits indictment, sources close to the matter said Friday. The office of the former minister Isshu Sugawara is alleged to have offered money and gifts to supporters between 2017 and 2019 in violation of the election law. Prosecutors have questioned him and his former aides on a voluntary basis as they also suspect the Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker has offered cash to voters in his Tokyo constituency since 2018, the sources said.
Former trade minister questioned over gift scandal as probe resumes Today 06:26 am JST Today | 04:07 pm JST TOKYO
Prosecutors have questioned a former Japanese trade minister over a money and gift scandal after they resumed their investigation into the case following a civil inquest body s decision in February that he merits indictment, sources close to the matter said Friday.
The office of the former minister Isshu Sugawara is alleged to have offered money and gifts to supporters between 2017 and 2019 in violation of the election law.
Prosecutors have questioned him and his former aides on a voluntary basis as they also suspect the Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker has offered cash to voters in his Tokyo constituency since 2018, the sources said.