Tokyo court fines former LDP lawmaker over slush fund scandal

UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Kyodo News

A Tokyo court found former LDP lawmaker Yasutada Ono and his secretary guilty of false reporting under the political funds law. The court imposed fines for omitting 11.2 million yen in the 2022 financial report. This is the first ruling against a politician involved in the LDP slush fund scandal that emerged in late 2023.

Key Facts

01 — What / Thesis
Tokyo court fines former LDP lawmaker over slush fund scandal
02 — Who / Subject
Yasutada Ono, Tokyo District Court
03 — Where / Locus
Tokyo, Japan
04 — When / Temporality
June 23, 2026

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