Leader of biggest LDP faction seeks review of funds scandal penalty

The de facto leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction filed a request Friday for a review of a recommendation that he leave the party over a political fundraising scandal.Ryu Shionoya, who serves as chairman of the faction formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, told reporters that the recommendation was based on "numerous factual errors," demanding a "fair judgement based on the facts."Among 39 LDP members facing punishment over the scandal, Shionoya and Hiroshige Seko, a key Abe faction member and former LDP secretary general in the House of Councillors,…READ FULL ARTICLE