A former aide to Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa testified Tuesday that he never consulted with his former boss about making alleged false entries in the financial statements for Ozawa's political fund management body, Rikuzankai, in 2004 and 2005.
During the fourth session of Ozawa's trial at the Tokyo District Court, Lower House lawmaker Tomohiro Ishikawa testified that Ozawa never asked to see the political funding reports that Ishikawa made in 2004 and 2005, and denied interrogation records where Ishikawa said he reported to his former boss and got his consent about the entries.
Ozawa is on trial for allegedly conspiring with his former secretaries about making false financial statements for 2004, 2005 and 2007. Ishikawa's interrogation records are considered important evidence for the prosecution as they have nothing else to prove Ozawa's involvement.