09/03/08 14:55:29 VobEStlW0
Separately, opposition party sources said the DPJ will demand that
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Iwao Uruma appear before a Diet committee on Monday,
alleging he made a remark on condition of anonymity that the Nishimatsu probe would
not spill over to lawmakers of the governing LDP.
‘‘If this is true, I find it a bit odd,’’ Ozawa said without elaborating.
The alleged comment, made by an unidentified senior government official
on Thursday, has reinforced speculation among the opposition camp that
the criminal investigation was politically motivated to bring down Ozawa.
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