House of Representatives member, accused Tomohiro Ishikawa (37) Details of the three accused former secretary from the Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa, former chairman was indicted as an accomplice forced (68) overlaps with the contents of the indictment, the evidence often overlap

House of Representatives member, accused Tomohiro Ishikawa (37) Details of the three accused former secretary from the Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa, former chairman was indicted as an accomplice forced (68) overlaps with the contents of the indictment, the evidence often overlap. When the presiding judge is responsible for each other, however, the trial of three former secretary fate is going to be a major influence on the trial of his former head Ozawa.

In the trial of three former secretaries are being contested and credibility of any of the defendants' written statements, Ishikawa becomes the most important issue in the trial of former head Ozawa.

Ishikawa defendant at the time of the arrest, former head Ozawa to report on political funds report misstatements 2004 minutes, as approved and testimony. What testimony is a former head Ozawa equivalent "prosecution" under the decision of the first of the Committees and has been maintained even when heard again in any defendant Ishikawa District Public Prosecutors Office in Tokyo, supported by a vote prosecuted a second time was. Designated attorney in January, based on this vote, forcing an indicted former head Ozawa.

But Ishikawa is currently the defendant, the former head Ozawa denied involvement. 7-day trial in the first reading when listening to recordings of the re-examination of evidence, "guided by the prosecutor," he said. If denied the credibility of the record Suppose that the situation could also decide the direction of former head Ozawa trial.

In addition, the trial over alleged knife-edge even back donation from the general contractor. If approved by the court because the evidence could be directly linked to the motives of the former head Ozawa misstatements, for the former head Ozawa could work against.

Lawyers for former head Ozawa, a former secretary of justice "because the evidence of a similar trial, and skirmish," positioning has been discontinued.

◆ "beginning" psychological Nishimatsu donation scandal

Later in the case of the Board over the mountain land purchase land, the defendant was responsible for the accounting regulations Takashi Okubo (49) cases be tried together with donations from Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. was accused of impersonating the Political Funds Control Law violation in another. The outcome of a trial that focused only on the incident can be said of the case were meeting beginning mountain land.

Impersonation donation scandal, headed by Ichiro Ozawa, Democratic Party and former head inland mountain Committee "of the general chapters, Iwate District 4 Democrat," while receiving 35 million yen in corporate donations from Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., the company's political fund report misstatement and that the contributions from political organizations dummy. Okubo defendant was charged with violating the law in March 2009.

Okubo defendant denied the prosecution content. The second trial was held before the Tokyo District Court, the trial had been postponed because the defendant has been arrested in Okubo Mystery mountain land.

Donations over the impersonation case law violations also accused the former president of Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., in April a year in prison, sentenced to three years probation, has been sentenced.

■ "If you do not keep forcing prosecution if the testimony"

Defendant's defense at trial Tomohiro Ishikawa first 7 days of May 2010 the defendant's indictment Ishikawa received the equivalent of voting against the former head Ichiro Ozawa, the Committees, when it was heard recordings of any re-Prosecutors documented and submitted, and read a part. The main interaction is as follows.

Prosecutor, "the trial examiner as long as you keep the story ever Ishikawa, perhaps, (former head Ozawa enforce) that the prosecution would have to"

Ishikawa defendant, "If (the statement) After changing (from the former head Ozawa) was not first come first intention of hiding 400 million yen is not"

Prosecutors' intention was not hiding 400 million yen, not in the least, strange gonna say again, "

Ishikawa defendant "from the construction Mizutani (donations back) not got mon Would not it obvious"

Prosecutor, "What is shifted 17 years 16 years 17 years in construction. What I'm I think 意味Nee Anma"

Ishikawa defendant "(the former head Ozawa), but detailed overview that I've described it is to say What is not explained"

Prosecutors' report, but note that said, do not accept that such content is complicity in tending a doubt "

■ 3 content summary indictment of the defendant

Tomohiro Ishikawa defendant was responsible for financial affairs of the Board of mountain land, the defendant conspired with the first regular municipal secretary, Takashi Okubo, the original field of political fund report income year 2004, four loans from former chairman of the Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa does not describe a total of 145 million yen in donations from political organizations associated with the yen did not mentioned about 300 million yen to 52 million land acquisition cost of field expenses.

Satoshi Okubo defendant and defendant's private secretary Ikeda light is back again conspired to write 17 years worth of earnings, which falsely stated the price of land approximately 252 million yen 300 million yen political donation-related organizations fictitious. The report balance of year a further 19 without documented the 0.4 billion minutes repayment of loans from former chairman Ozawa and 50 million yen 100 million donation from a political organization associated with the 70,000,000 yen donation fictional from the political groups associated with the misstatements. Pursue criminal charges totaling 270 million yen in total around 21.

■ Future Dates

Three former secretaries trial Tomohiro Ishikawa defendants was concluded in July after the date of a total of 17 times, the ruling is likely to be sentenced in autumn.