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18 Jun 2020
Japan ex-justice minister and wife
arrested in vote-buying scandal
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Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese prosecutors on Thursday arrested
the country’s former justice minister - a close ally of
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - and his lawmaker wife
over allegations of vote-buying during her electoral campaign last year.

The scandal is the latest headache for Abe,
who has seen his approval ratings sink over his handling of
the coronavirus crisis and faced criticism over alleged attempts to
name a favoured candidate to the role of prosecutor general.

Katsuyuki Kawai resigned as justice minister in October
after a separate scandal involving his wife Anri’s election campaign,
and the pair is accused of offering local politicians and others
money to help secure a seat in the upper house.