Japan Prime Minister Abe knew about altered documents - Japan press
|Japanese press sources are stating that the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, knew about alterations made to documents in the unraveling government land sales scandal. The scandal continues to deepen which has already seen Japan's Finance Minister, Taro Aso, embattled within the Japanese government with opposition parties calling for the FM to step down from his post.
Key Highlights:
- PM Abe knew about altered documents at least six days before the Japanese government admitted it to the public.
- The scandal is now looking like a full-blown cover-up attempt by the PM and his allies.
- The scandal has already seen FM Aso pull out of a planned G20 meeting this month in order to be present for the Japanese parliament's debate over the land sale.
- Japan's Finance Ministry altered 14 documents regarding the sale of government land to a school operator with ties to Abe and his wife.
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