Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa is indicted for violation of the election law, prosecutors said, following the former Liberal Democratic Party member's arrest over illegal campaign financing allegations related to a Tokyo ward mayoral election last April.
Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa, who is facing allegations of vote-buying for a Tokyo ward mayoral election in April, has been questioned by prosecutors on a voluntary basis, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Tokyo prosecutors search the home and the Diet office of House of Representatives member Mito Kakizawa over allegations of vote-buying in a Tokyo ward mayoral election in April.