Kiryu City Hall Bidding Scandal: Lawmaker Arrested.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

Four men, including Gunma Prefectural Assembly member Takafumi Aizawa, 49, were arrested on June 19th on suspicion of obstructing fair competition in a public competitive bidding for the construction of a new city hall in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture. According to the investigation headquarters, it is possible that an involved party leaked the proposed bidding notice to a specific business entity in advance, causing the bidding to be conducted in a way that favored the entity. According to the Prefectural Assembly Secretariat, this is the first arrest of a sitting prefectural assembly member as far as can be confirmed.