河井夫妻、政治資金の収支不記載　１．５億円、解明進まず

　広島県選挙管理委員会は２０日、２０１９年分の政治資金収支報告書を公表した。同年の参院選をめぐり公職選挙法違反（買収など）の罪に問われた元法相で衆院議員の河井克行被告、妻で参院議員の案里被告（いずれも自民党離党）がそれぞれ支部長を務めていた同党支部は、二つとも「関係書類が押収されている」として収支の記載がなかった。
　夫妻側には参院選前、党本部から選挙資金計１億５０００万円が提供された。野党は「買収の原資になったのではないか」と追及してきたが、資金の流れが解明できない状態が続く。
　収支報告書では克行被告の「自民党広島県第３選挙区支部」、案里被告の「自民党広島県参議院選挙区第７支部」ともに収入と支出を「不明」と記載。「関係書類が返還されたときには報告書を訂正する」とする会計責任者の宣誓書が付けられている。（2020/11/20-09:55）

A political funds report released Friday failed to disclose the incomes or expenses at party chapters previously led by former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife Anri, both embroiled in a vote-buying scandal.
   The report for 2019, made public by the Hiroshima prefectural board of elections, omitted the crucial information at the two chapters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the western Japan prefecture.
   One is the chapter, previously led by Katsuyuki, for the prefecture's No. 3 constituency for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament. The other is the No. 7 chapter for the prefectural constituency for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, formerly led by Anri.
   The Kawais are on trial for allegedly buying votes in her campaign for the 2019 Upper House election in violation of the public offices election law.
   The couple received a total of 150 million yen from the LDP headquarters in the run-up to the election. Opposition parties suspect that the funds may have been used for the alleged vote-buying.