Muraki assumes post after acquittal

Muraki assumes post after acquittal

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuko Muraki, a 54-year-old senior government official who was acquitted of fraud charges, fields questions from reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, after being presented with a letter of appointment for a new post of director general for policy planning at the Cabinet Office. Muraki was arrested over a postal abuse case in June 2009.

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