Abe hits back at critics over land sale scandal


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today says he never ordered bureaucrats to alter documents relating to a controversial land sale in 2016. The sale was clinched at a price well below market value, amid allegations that high-level connections helped grease the deal. – EPA pic, March 19, 2018.

JAPAN’S embattled prime minister hit back today at critics over a favouritism and cover-up scandal that has seen his popularity plunge and loosened his iron grip on power.

In a hotly awaited statement in Parliament, Shinzo Abe said he never ordered bureaucrats to alter documents relating to a controversial land sale, as he comes under mounting pressure over the scandal.


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