秋元議員を追起訴　ＩＲ証人買収―東京地検

　カジノを含む統合型リゾート（ＩＲ）事業汚職をめぐる証人買収事件で、東京地検特捜部は１７日、別の贈賄側被告に偽証を持ち掛けたとして、衆院議員秋元司容疑者（４８）＝収賄罪で起訴＝を組織犯罪処罰法違反（証人等買収）罪で追起訴した。
　特捜部はコンサルタント会社代表の松浦大助容疑者（５１）も同罪で起訴した。
　秋元容疑者は９日に再逮捕された。特捜部は１０日間の勾留期限を待たずに、松浦容疑者の勾留期限に合わせる形で追起訴した。
　起訴状などによると、秋元容疑者は松浦容疑者らと共謀。６月上旬と７月、贈賄側の中国企業「５００ドットコム」顧問だった仲里勝憲被告（４８）＝公判中＝に対し、秋元容疑者に有利になるような虚偽証言の報酬として、現金５００万円などの提供を申し出たとされる。（2020/09/17-16:11）

Japanese public prosecutors indicted lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on Thursday on additional charges of offering cash for perjury in a high-profile corruption case involving a casino resort project.
   The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office filed the charges alleging that Akimoto, 48, and consulting firm head Daisuke Matsuura, 51, violated the law against organized crimes.
   The prosecutors' office alleges that Akimoto and Matsuura conspired to offer long-term benefits and 5 million yen in cash to Katsunori Nakazato, 48, former adviser to Chinese company 500.com Ltd., in June and July in return for committing perjury in favor of Akimoto in court.
   Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, has been charged with receiving bribes from 500.com, which had planned to open a casino resort in Japan.
   On Sept. 9, Akimoto was indicted on charges of bribing Masahiko Konno, 49, another former adviser to 500.com, for false testimony.