Prosecutors are set to issue a summary indictment against Manabu Horii, a former ruling party lawmaker, for allegedly handing funeral money to supporters in his constituency in violation of Japan's election law, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The prosecutors are also expected to build a case against Horii, a 52-year-old lower house member, in connection with a separate political funds scandal, they said. The former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker has decided to tender his resignation as a lawmaker to House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga as early as Wednesday, a…READ FULL ARTICLE
