Diet panels to file perjury charges against Moriya

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives committee on antiterrorism and Iraq reconstruction affairs votes unanimously on Jan. 15 to file perjury charges against former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya in connection with his sworn testimony on his relationships with Motonobu Miyazaki, a former executive of defense equipment trader Yamada Corp. The House of Councillors committee on foreign affairs and defense unanimously approved a similar motion the same day. Moriya and Miyazaki have been arrested and indicted on bribery charges in connection with equipment procurement by the Defense Ministry.

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