Tokyo prosecutors search sites related to scandal-hit LDP factions

TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday raided locations related to two major factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over the growing political fund scandal, local media reported.

The Tokyo Prosecutors Office has launched an official investigation into the faction previously led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which was suspected of violating the Political Funds Control Law by