秋元議員の保釈認める　保証金８０００万円、検察は抗告・ＩＲ汚職―東京地裁

　カジノを含む統合型リゾート（ＩＲ）事業をめぐる汚職事件で、収賄などの罪に問われた衆院議員秋元司被告（４９）について、東京地裁は７日、保釈を認める決定をした。保釈保証金は８０００万円で、即日現金で納付された。
　検察側は決定を不服として東京高裁に抗告した。判断が出るまでは保釈されない。
　秋元被告の被告人質問が１日から始まり、弁護人は同日、６回目となる保釈請求をしていた。
　同被告は収賄容疑での逮捕後、昨年２月にいったん保釈されたが、贈賄側に偽証を働き掛けたとして、保釈中の同年８月に組織犯罪処罰法違反（証人等買収）容疑で逮捕。その後、東京拘置所（東京都葛飾区）で約９カ月半、身柄拘束が続いている。同被告は無罪を主張している。（2021/06/07-11:48）

Tokyo District Court on Monday decided to allow the release of lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on bail over a high-profile corruption case linked to the government's plan to introduce casino-featuring integrated resorts in Japan.
   Akimoto, 49, a member of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, paid the bail, set at 80 million yen, in cash on the day.
   Meanwhile, prosecutors appealed the district court decision to Tokyo High Court, and Akimoto will not be released unless the high court upholds the decision.
   The defense team for Akimoto filed the sixth application for his release on bail on Tuesday last week, when the questioning of the lawmaker began in his trial at the district court.
   After being arrested for allegedly receiving bribes from Chinese company 500.com Ltd. over the firm's IR plan, Akimoto was released on bail in February last year. However, the lawmaker was rearrested in August on suspicion of having asked former 500.com officials to give false testimony.