The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by Liberal Democratic Party legislator Takao Fujinami in the 1980s Recruit bribery scandal, finalizing a high court ruling that gave him a suspended jail term and a fine of 42.7 million yen, it was learned Thursday.
The decision by the petty bench of the top court finally settles a 10-year-long case in which Fujinami was first acquitted by the Tokyo District Court, and then found guilty in a reversal by the Tokyo High Court. The result had been conveyed to concerned parties by Thursday.
Fujinami, 66, is a Lower House member representing Mie Prefecture who served as chief Cabinet secretary in the administration of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. However, despite the Supreme Court decision, Fujinami will retain his Diet seat.