New Facts in Bribery Case Over Kiryu City Hall New Building Bid.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By Isesaki FM's AI.

In a bribery case surrounding the bidding for the construction of Kiryu City Hall's new building, new allegations have emerged that the names of judges and other information were leaked. On the 13th, the Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office indicted former Deputy Mayor Moriyama on charges of violating the Anti-Bid Rigging Act and aggravated bribery, and Aizawa on charges of facilitating bribery, in the Saitama District Court.

According to the indictment, the two conspired to leak confidential information, including the names of judges, to an employee of the design company through Aizawa during a proposal to outsource the design work for the new city hall in September 2020.

It was also discovered that Moriyama received gift certificates worth 100,000 yen via courier in return for leaking the information.