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<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Borrowing money from supporters by being conspicuous</span></h2>
<p> The Kobe District Court rejected the bail request of Takashi Tachibana, 58, a member of the political group &#8220;NHK Party,&#8221; who is accused of pursuing the governor of Hyogo Prefecture, Motohiko Saito, 48, for the first time this year.</p>
<p> The defendant was indicted on November 28 for defamation against Hideaki Takeuchi, a former prefectural assembly member who died in January of this year, in pursuit of Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito (48). Tachibana&#8217;s side requested bail on the day of the indictment, but the request was not approved, and a quasi-appeal was filed but dismissed by the district court on December 8. Although the district court has not revealed the reason, it is believed that the court took into account the fear of destruction of evidence and the possibility that the defendant might interfere with the investigation after being released on bail.</p>
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<p> According to a legal source,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;The first trial is scheduled for February next year at the earliest. Until then, the bail request will not be approved. In other words, Tachibana will spend the rest of the year in jail. If he is released on bail, it will be after his first trial, when he submits evidence and necessary documents to the court. Of course, there will be detailed rules prohibiting access to the court.</span></p>
<p> He said. The arrest and indictment of Tachibana has brought his &#8220;pretentiousness&#8221; into the open. Tachibana recently initiated a private liquidation procedure to settle his massive debts. The amount is said to total 700 million yen (500 million yen for the individual and 200 million yen for the party). We interviewed a person who knows Tachibana well,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The NHK Party borrows money from its supporters by being conspicuous, and when it runs out of money, it makes a fuss and borrows money again. Tachibana has an unusual sense of money and spends as much as he has. He is insane, even when he is behind on his taxes. He is insane.</span></p>
<p> At a debt presentation held on December 10, it was revealed that Tachibana&#8217;s current assets are approximately 10 million yen and the party&#8217;s assets are approximately 20 million yen, compared to the 700 million yen owed by the individual and the party combined.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" The police are now focusing on the whereabouts of the 350 million yen"></div>
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<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Calculating that 200 million yen invested in Garcie would bring in 300 million yen a year.</span></h2>
<p> Furthermore, &#8220;Minna de Tsukuru Party&#8221; (former NHK Party), which as a party is in bankruptcy proceedings with debts of over 1 billion yen, has loaned approximately 350 million yen to defendant Tachibana. It was also revealed that 200 million yen of this amount was for the cost of retaining Garcie in the Upper House election. A source in Nagatacho spat out, &#8220;The NNHK party loaned 200 million yen for Gurnsey.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The defendant &#8220;bought&#8221; Garcie for 200 million yen. In the 2010 Upper House election, Gurthy received 287,714 votes and was elected in 10th place in the proportional district out of a fixed number of 50. With this, the NHK party&#8217;s vote share exceeded the 2% threshold required for a political party, and it received an annual subsidy of more than 300 million yen. In short, he invested 200 million yen and received 300 million yen a year. Defendant Tachibana always said, &#8216;Elections are a lucrative business,&#8217; but what he is doing is not healthy.</span></p>
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<p> In May, the Minzoku Party, headed by Ayaka Otsu, 33, filed a criminal complaint with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department against the defendant on suspicion of embezzlement in the course of her duties, which was accepted. According to a person who knows Tachibana, &#8220;The Minzoku Party has been accused of embezzling money from Tachibana&#8217;s business,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> According to a person who knows the defendant, &#8220;Of the 350 million yen loaned to Tachibana, the use of the money is unknown. Mr. Otsu suspects the defendant of misappropriating the money for his own personal use, and the police are currently investigating.</span></p>
<p> Mr. Otsu is currently under investigation by the police. The timing of Tachibana&#8217;s private liquidation of his debts may be a pretext for an investigation of embezzlement in the course of his duties. In an interview with this site, defense attorney Kosuke Nishiwaki, former head of TV Asahi&#8217;s legal department, explained, &#8220;The crime of business embezzlement is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The penalty for embezzlement in the course of business is confinement for up to 10 years. Since it is a big story when the amount exceeds 100 million yen, there is a high possibility that the defendant will be sentenced to prison if he is indicted and convicted. The investigation will focus on how much of the unaccounted-for money is known about Tachibana. Currently, Tachibana and NHK are trying to settle their financial problems through a &#8220;private arrangement&#8221; that does not involve the court, but if the creditors object and bankruptcy proceedings are initiated, the flow of money could be revealed under legal proceedings. The contents of the unaccounted-for money will be revealed, which may lead to further investigation.</span></p>
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<p> What is more serious is the situation of investors who believed in Tachibana. In November 2007, Tachibana borrowed approximately 500 million yen from an unspecified number of supporters at the rate of 1 million yen per unit and 5% interest per annum.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Some of his supporters may have invested in the company with the intention of giving it away, but many more did not. Tachibana is threatening bankruptcy, and the NHK party is on fire. If recovery becomes impossible at this point, there will be many more victims.</span></p>
<p> A reporter for a national newspaper pointed out, &#8220;If the situation continues to be unrecoverable, there will be many victims. Tachibana has gained a certain amount of support for his unique character and ability to communicate, but the investigation by the authorities is now approaching the very &#8220;core&#8221; of his case. It is only a matter of time before the &#8220;coat of arms&#8221; comes off.</p>


 Yoshio Tsunoda/Afro (Mr. Tachibana), Takeshi Kinugawa (Mr. Otsu)

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