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The "black gold" scandal fermented Japanese prosecutors searched the office of the "Abe faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party

On December 19, the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office launched a search of the offices of the "Abe faction" and "Nikai faction" in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, on suspicion of violating the "Political Funds Regulation Law".

The "black gold" scandal fermented Japanese prosecutors searched the office of the "Abe faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party

On December 19, in Tokyo, Japan, members of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office searched the office of the "Seiwa Policy Research Association" and left. Xinhua/AFP

The "black gold" scandal fermented Japanese prosecutors searched the office of the "Abe faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party

On December 19, in Tokyo, Japan, members of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office came to the office of the "second-order faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party to conduct a search. Xinhua/AFP

The "black gold" scandal fermented Japanese prosecutors searched the office of the "Abe faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party

On December 19, in Tokyo, Japan, members of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office came to the office of the "Seiwa Policy Research Association" to conduct a search. Xinhua/AFP

The "black gold" scandal fermented Japanese prosecutors searched the office of the "Abe faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party

On December 19, in Tokyo, Japan, members of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office came to the office of the "second-order faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party to conduct a search. Xinhua/AFP

The "black gold" scandal fermented Japanese prosecutors searched the office of the "Abe faction" of the Liberal Democratic Party

On December 19, in Tokyo, Japan, members of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office came to the office of the "Seiwa Policy Research Association" to conduct a search. Xinhua/AFP

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