Prosecutors looking into ‘slush fund’ of LDP’s Abe faction | The Asahi Shimbun
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> The off-the-books money scandal embroiling the LDP’s Abe faction goes back years and much of the footage used in Japanese media coverage includes the late Abe Shinzo, who was in charge of the faction while the alleged illegal activities were taking place. [(video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsX3-nLvjo)
> Veteran journalist Aoki Osamu, citing sources close to the investigation into LDP Abe faction politicians receiving off-the-books money, hints that big things could happen in late December/early January. Top politicians could face criminal charges.
Shocker
Neato!
Better 30 years late than never, I suppose.