The issue surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party is having a widespread impact, but why did a “slush fund” involving party tickets come into being? We asked Yukari Sato, a former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives who belonged to the Nikai faction.
Yukari Sato:
“It’s by far the most expensive.”
Yukari Sato, a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party’s House of Representatives and a member of the Nikai faction, ran as a “thug” for House of Representatives member Seiko Noda in the 2005 postal election from Gifu 1st Ward, and although she lost, she was elected in the proportional representation district. did.
He served three terms as a member of the House of Representatives and one term as a member of the House of Councilors, but was defeated in the 2021 House of Representatives election and announced his retirement from politics.
Regarding the fact that it was pointed out that there is a member of the Abe faction who has received kickbacks of more than 50 million yen in the past five years…
Yukari Sato:
“I’m surprised that they were able to sell party tickets so well.” I feel like the scale of the party is a bit off and the prices are too high.Although the Abe faction is the largest faction with nearly 100 members. In that sense, it was a faction that held the power at the time and had tremendous power.Among such a powerful faction, there was no compliance with laws and regulations.I was very surprised as well. , I’ve seen what happened this time.”
There are also suspicions that the Nikai faction, to which Mr. Sato belonged, is not recording political party income exceeding 100 million yen.
Q. Was Kickback also a Nikai faction?
Yukari Sato:
“I think there probably was. I understand that both factions and prefectural parties receive kickbacks.”
Although he acknowledged the existence of “kickbacks” on Nikai faction party tickets…
Q.Have you ever seen or heard about hidden funds in Nikaiha?
Yukari Sato:
“I’ve never heard of it. It’s legally required to be recorded, so if it’s not, there’s a problem with not recording it.”
The kickbacks from the Nikai faction were recorded as income in the political funds balance report, and there was no slush money from the members of the Diet.
Assuming that it is possible to imagine why a pro-Abe lawmaker disposed of a portion of party ticket income as a slush fund…
Yukari Sato:
“Illegal acts such as illegally distributing money during elections cannot be recorded.The money used for such purposes or illegal donations may be thought to be a slush fund. There’s no point in being suspected.”
As for the future political situation and the direction of the investigation…
Yukari Sato:
“Since the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation department has gathered many prosecutors from all over the country, Prime Minister Kishida will be monitoring the status of the investigation, including personnel changes, and the extraordinary Diet session will be adjourned during this winter. In the meantime, I think we are being forced to come up with a response plan within a very limited amount of time.”
2023-12-13 13:11:00
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