To Japan court over the ex-minister and his wife because of bribery] bega

To Tokyo trial against the ex-Minister of Justice Japan Katsuyuki Kavai and his wife Henry began. Them accuse of bribery of voters, spouses were arrested in June, 2020. Both defendants at the beginning of process rejected all charges and declared own innocence. Charge of bribery of voters for the sum of 29 million yens (about 270 thousand dollars) from means of the campaign headquarters is brought to spouses, transfers information agency "ITAR-TASS". Katsuyuki Kavai who is considered as the close colleague of the prime minister by Shinzo Abe, resigned at the end of October, 2019 after publications in the press. Searches passed in office of the politician in...