The handling of 34 people who were accused of receiving money but escaped indictment in a high-profile vote-buying scandal involving the 2019 House of Councillors election has been transferred to the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor’s Office, informed sources said.
The transfer from the special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office was made on Thursday.
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