DPJ heavyweight Ozawa pleads not guilty over funds scandal
Japan's ruling Democratic Party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa on Thursday pleaded not guilty in trial to a charge of violating the country's political funds control law, local media reported.
The former ruling party leader Ozawa was indicted on Jan. 31 over false political fund reporting which was handled by his political fund management body concerning a land deal in Tokyo.
The trial of Ozawa begins at the Tokyo District Court Thursday morning.
In late September, a court in Tokyo found three former aides to Ozawa guilty over the false political fund reporting.
The Tokyo District Court sentenced Tomohiro Ishikawa, Takanori Okubo and Mitsutomo Ikeda to two years, three years and one year in prison respectively.
Editor: Chen Zhi
English.news.cn 2011-10-06 10:06:25 FeedbackPrintRSS
TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua)
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