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Japanese Lower House Panel Votes to Summon Ex-LDP Accountant

Japanese Lower House Panel Votes to Summon Ex-LDP Accountant

Japan's Lower House Budget Committee on Thursday votes to summon a convicted former accountant for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to testify as an unsworn witness.
Japan's Lower House Budget Committee on Thursday votes to summon a convicted former accountant for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to testify as an unsworn witness.

   Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese House of Representatives committee on Thursday voted to summon a former accountant for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party convicted over a slush funds scandal for unsworn testimony.
   Opposition parties voted in favor of a motion to summon the accountant to testify as an unsworn witness at the Lower House Budget Committee. The LDP voted against it, while its coalition partner, Komeito, walked out before the vote.
   The committee's chairman, Jun Azumi of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, aims to hold the hearing around Feb. 10, but the former accountant may refuse to appear before the panel as the vote is nonbinding.
   The summoning of an individual to testify before parliament as an unsworn witness is usually decided by unanimous approval. It marked the first time in 51 years that such a decision was made by a vote at the Lower House Budget Committee.
   Tokyo District Court last year ruled that the former chief accountant of the now-defunct LDP faction once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe falsified records as he had no choice but to follow orders from the faction's senior officials.

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