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Former PM Toru Fujiwara charged with High Treason, to pleads guilty to all charges
by Haruto Kirishima

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Former Prime Minister Toru Fujiwara has been formally charged with high treason, with prosecutors citing his previous administrations policies as traitorous. They accuse him of allowing foreign spies to influence Akitian politics by relaxing immigration laws, something that he did in conjunction with the Liberal Democratic Party. Other leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party have not been charged with anything, but prosecutors say that they are considering bringing charges against them. For now, prosecutors say, they are going after the person whom they believe was the mastermind of the scheme to undermine the Akitian country.

The former Prime Minister is reportedly going to plead guilty to all charges, lawyers familiar with the situation said. If found guilty, the former Prime Minister could face the death sentence, though some say that considering that he voluntarily allowed the Restoration Party to restore good government he may be granted some leniency. However, there is no debate that the former Prime Minister faces at the minimum life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors have further gone on to criticize the Nationalist Party, accusing them of being complicit in this conspiracy against the Akitian nation. Prosecutors argue that while they may not have been directly involved in the scheme, they didn't do enough to stop it. Prosecutors further say that the Nationalist Party should have done everything in it's power to block all immigration reform legislation, saying that the Liberal Democratic Party's plan to implant a "third column of hostile foreigners" within Akitsu was perfectly clear once the extent of the immigration reform legislation was seen.  Prosecutors have said that while the Nationalist Party is unlikely to get charged with anything, it could happen in the future should evidence of direct involvement by the Nationalists appear.