SDP leader Doi's ex-policy secretary arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Goto (file photo), former policy secretary of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi, was arrested on July 18 in connection with a fraud case in which former SDP lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto is accused of misusing the salaries of her state-paid policy secretaries. (Kyodo)

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