In an election violation case surrounding the Tsu City Council election in Mie Prefecture, the Tsu District Court (Judge Ryo Yukawa) on the 27th sentenced Masashi Hasegawa (68), a former city council member and construction worker from Karasu-cho, Tsu City, to one year imprisonment suspended for five years (prosecution sought one year imprisonment) for violating the Public Offices Election Act (bribery) by giving prepaid cards to voters. Accordi…
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In an election violation case surrounding the Tsu City Council election in Mie Prefecture, the Tsu District Court (Judge Ryo Yukawa) on the 27th sentenced Masashi Hasegawa (68), a former city council member and construction worker from Karasu-cho, Tsu City, to one year imprisonment suspended for five years (prosecution sought one year imprisonment) for violating the Public Offices Election Act (bribery) by giving prepaid cards to voters. Accordi…