Prosecutors have decided not to indict former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki for allegedly illicitly appointing himself acting prime minister after Keizo Obuchi suffered a stroke last year.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office said Monday there is no evidence to support a criminal complaint filed by the Democratic Party of Japan against the House of Councilors member.
In the complaint, the DPJ said Aoki forged official documents and committed a misdemeanor by appointing himself acting prime minister when Obuchi was lying ill from a stroke April 2.