Hakariya gets suspended term for illegally paying campaign staff

Hakariya gets suspended term for illegally paying campaign staff

KAWASAKI, Japan - Keiko Hakariya, a former lawmaker of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters in Kawasaki on March 24 after being sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for five years, for illegally paying rewards to campaign supporters in the Sept. 11 general election in 2005. (Kyodo)

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