Scandal-tainted lawmaker Muneo Suzuki said Saturday that he will not run in the upcoming general election due to health reasons.
Despite his arrest for bribery and on other charges, Suzuki has adamantly refused to step down from the House of Representatives, which was dissolved Oct. 10 for the Nov. 9 election.
During an afternoon news conference at a hotel in Kushiro, Hokkaido, the 55-year-old politician said that on Oct. 3, he received the results of a health checkup that showed he had stomach cancer.