The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has just arrested Haruyuki Takahashi, former director of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, on suspicion of taking bribes. Three people, including the former chairman of the tournament sponsor AOKI Holdings, have also been arrested on suspicion of bribery. It will be broadcast from in front of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Takahashi, a leading figure in the sports business and known as a driving force behind the bid for the Tokyo Games, left his home in silence with his head down at noon today and appeared at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Haruyuki Takahashi (78), former director of the tournament organizing committee, was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes. According to the Special Investigation Department, Takahashi was asked by AOKI, a major men’s clothing company, from around January 2017 to around June 2017 to facilitate the sponsorship contract for the tournament and the contract for licensed products, and received approximately 5,100 cash. It is suspected that he received 10,000 yen. The company represented by Takahashi has signed a consulting contract with an affiliated company of “AOKI” for 1 million yen per month since 2017, but the director of the organizing committee is a “deemed civil servant” and provides funding for his duties. are prohibited from receiving The Special Investigation Department has also arrested three suspects, including Hironori Aoki, the founder of AOKI, on suspicion of bribery, and plans to clarify the actual situation of fraud. Takahashi denied the illegality of the investigation, saying, “The work of the director of the organizing committee and the contract as a consultant are different.” ▼TBS NEWS DIG official website https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/ ▼Please subscribe to the channel! http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6AG81pAkf6Lbi_1VC5NmPA?sub_confirmation=1 ▼Provide information here “TBS Insiders” https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/tbs-insiders.html ▼Provide video Click here for “TBS Scoop Post” https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/toukou.html
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