Ozawa to face indictment over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - A man posts an announcement on a decision by a citizens' panel that Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, should be indicted over a scandal involving his political funds. The move, which counters an earlier decision by public prosecutors, makes the DPJ bigwig the first politician to be indicted after deliberation by the panel.

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