Osaka – Police have arrested the vice speaker of a town assembly in Tokushima Prefecture for allegedly leaking investigative information to a man believed to be the leader of a marijuana-trafficking group and receiving cash from him in return, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Kenji Hiraishi, the 45-year-old vice speaker of the Aizumi town assembly, was arrested on suspicions of aggravated bribe-taking and violation of confidentiality obligation under the Local Public Service Law, the sources said.
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