Six-Year Sentence Sought for Former Lawmaker in Wind Power Bribery Case
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In a corruption case surrounding offshore wind power generation, the prosecution has requested a six-year prison sentence for former House of Representatives member Masatoshi Akimoto (51), who is charged with accepting bribes. Akimoto is accused of receiving approximately 70 million yen in bribes from Masayuki Tsukawaki (67), the former president of "Japan Wind Development," in exchange for asking favorable questions in the Diet. At the trial on…
In the trial of the offshore wind power corruption case, in which bribes were exchanged for parliamentary questioning regarding offshore wind power, the prosecution will present its closing arguments and sentencing requests today, November 5th. Former House of Representatives member Masatoshi Akimoto is being charged with accepting bribes, while former CEO Masayuki Tsukawaki of Japan Wind Development is being charged with bribery…
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