Hatoyama says no intention of pressuring prosecutors

Hatoyama says no intention of pressuring prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2010. Hatoyama reiterated that he has no intention of exerting pressure on prosecutors over their investigations into a scandal involving the fund management body of his ruling party's kingpin, Ichiro Ozawa.

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