Japan Upper House Member's Office Raided over Alleged Fraud
Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese public prosecutors raided locations linked to Akira Ishii, an opposition lawmaker in the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, on Wednesday over alleged fraud involving a fictitious secretary's salary. Ishii, a 68-year-old member of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), is suspected of receiving public funds by hiring a governme...
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Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese public prosecutors raided locations linked to Akira Ishii, an opposition lawmaker in the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, on Wednesday over alleged fraud involving a fictitious secretary's salary. Ishii, a 68-year-old member of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), is suspected of receiving public funds by hiring a governme...
