Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

Former Tsu City Council Member Found Guilty of Bribery by Giving Prepaid Cards to Voters - Tsu District Court, Mie Prefecture

Summary by 伊勢新聞
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…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

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…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

伊勢新聞 broke the news on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal