Kato to leave LDP, rules out quitting as lawmaker

Kato to leave LDP, rules out quitting as lawmaker

TSURUOKA, Japan - Veteran lawmaker Koichi Kato tells reporters in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 16 that he would not give up his Diet seat while reiterating his intention to leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over the arrest of his former aide on suspicion of tax evasion.

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