51.   Hiroshi Mitsuzuka had been under heavy pressure to quit after Tokyo prosecutors on Monday searched the powerful Finance Ministry and arrested two officials.

52.   In January, two sitting Finance Ministry officials were arrested on bribery charges after they were allegedly entertained by major banks in exchange for privy information and lenient treatment.

53.   In a statement given to the official Islamic Republic News Agency, the Intelligence Ministry said it had arrested several officials in connection with the killings.

54.   In late July, leaders in charge of public security also threatened a crackdown on private establishments engaging in prostitution and vowed to arrest officials abetting the sex trade.

55.   In January, two other Finance Ministry officials were arrested on bribery charges after they were allegedly entertained by major banks in exchange for inside information and lenient treatment.

56.   In that scandal, one senior official was arrested.

57.   Last week, several senior bank officials were arrested on suspicion of misuse of funds worth tens of millions of dollars.

58.   Mitsuzuka had been under heavy pressure to quit after the powerful Finance Ministry was searched by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday and the two officials were arrested.

59.   No company officials have been arrested.

60.   No Nomura official was arrested in that scandal.