Yoshihide Suga under pressure over possible breach of gift-giving law by predecessor
Sources say Abe Shinzo told local media that his office helped cover the costs of dinner parties for supporters
25 November 2020 - 11:59
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was grilled by opposition legislators on Wednesday over whether he made inaccurate claims in parliament in 2019 about a potential breach of laws on gift-giving by his predecessor.
Former prime minister Abe Shinzo is under fire after sources told local media his office helped cover the costs of dinner parties for supporters, in a possible violation of funding and election laws and in direct conflict with Abe’s vehement denials in parliament last year...
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