Prison sentence for ex-vice defense minister upheld

Prison sentence for ex-vice defense minister upheld

TOKYO, Japan - Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya, who was convicted of taking bribes from a defense equipment trader, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2009, after the Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling sentencing the former top bureaucrat in the Defense Ministry to two years and six months in prison. (Kyodo)

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