Suspicion over the Tokyo Olympics has developed into a corruption case. 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. Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the Organizing Committee of the Games, left his home after noon today. After this, he appeared and was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office for suspicion of bribery. According to the Special Investigation Department, from around January 2017 to around June 2017, Takahashi was asked by AOKI, a major menswear company, to help him with sponsorship contracts for the tournament and contracts for licensed products. It is suspected that he received 51 million yen. The director of the organizing committee is a “deemed public employee” and is prohibited from receiving funding for his duties, but the company Takahashi is representing is “AOKI”. Since 2017, I have signed a consulting contract with an affiliated company of 1 million yen per month, and this money was recognized as a bribe. Aoki founder and former chairman Hironori Aoki (83), younger brother and former vice chairman Takahisa Aoki (76), and former president of AOKI subsidiary Yuhisa Ueda (40) are also accused of bribery. Arrested. Prior to his arrest, former director Takahashi revealed his feelings to JNN. Suspect Haruyuki Takahashi (78) “I’ve known AOKI for a long time, but I was just getting a fair price as a sports consultant. I was summoned by the district public prosecutor’s office on Wednesday. I came here desperately for the success of the Olympics. Why is this happening?” Takahashi appears to have denied the allegations, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office plans to clarify the actual state of the fraud. ▼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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