Murakami agrees to testify under oath over KSD scandal

Murakami agrees to testify under oath over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Masakuni Murakami, a former head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's House of Councillors members, agrees Feb. 5 to testify under oath over his ties to KSD, a mutual-aid foundation at the heart of a widening bribery scandal, LDP sources said. Opposition parties have been calling on Murakami to give sworn Diet testimony over his links to KSD, from which Murakami allegedly received huge financial support.

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