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Prison terms to be finalized for couple in Abe cronyism scandal

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The heavily discounted land sale to a private school operator sparked cronyism allegations as Abe's wife Akie was an acquaintance of the couple, and was subsequently named honorary principal of the elementary school. She quit the post in the wake of the scandal.

so shouldn't Akie also be in prison? No- I guess she's above the law like Abe was

11 ( +25 / -14 )

Nobody from the minister administration and of course nothing for Akie, and they call that justice...

9 ( +21 / -12 )

And Akie!? Oh, I forgot, some LDP members want her to run for office in her husband's now vacant constituency.

9 ( +21 / -12 )

All was was admitted to including the PMs office shutting down information.This was in the suicide note left by the government worker who was pressured into falsifying official documents. Jailing these two does nothing to bring the instigators to light, let alone justice.

13 ( +16 / -3 )

Impunity is the indispensable instrument in the tool box of government without which corruption and illegalities in high places cannot flourish. This textbook case was sown up nicely illustrating how those wielding power can blow off all attempts from below to seek justice.

13 ( +16 / -3 )

Akie is the main word.

7 ( +10 / -3 )

This decision just amplifies the hushing up of the whole sorry saga.

The focus of the circus is on the "evil characters" of the Kagoikes.

Conveniently the roles played by the Ministry of Finance and it's Slimy official Sagawa, Osaka Govt, Akie & Shinzo Abe and any number of Govt Dons, are brushed aside.

That the finance bureau officer Akagi killed himself as sadly he sought a way out of the lies he was forced to commit, was also hushed up with a payment of ¥100million to his wife.

This is a scandal of huge proportions that would have outed any govt in any other democracy, but not in the iron fisted fiefdom of LDP Japan.

The Kagoikes - regardless of ones opinions of their beliefs - have been publicly drawn and quartered in order to nullify all resistance.

The Media should have been jumping BIG on this from day one and not let up - but acquiescence is in their nature.

7 ( +14 / -7 )

All a bunch of Yakuza .....basically.

5 ( +14 / -9 )

@bluey - you're making too much sense - lol.

2 ( +10 / -8 )

Hard to miss the amount of time that this took, without the process being discussed while the government was trying to justify the State funeral for Abe.

11 ( +11 / -0 )

The reality of the ‘rule of law’ in utsukushii Nihon-the lid has come off and it’s putrid!

-1 ( +5 / -6 )

Abe's administration is the most openly corrupt one in Japanese post-war history. It also reveals to us that Korean cultists control the shadow politics of Japan.

3 ( +7 / -4 )

The saddest thing is that some people cannot see or refuse to accept that this case represents Japan in microcosm. Simple patriotic allegiance blinds to reality always, especially when that reality is corrupt and unseemly. The patriots are played by the big fish who get away with almost everything they do.

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