"I'm called to the district public prosecutor's office on Wednesday" ... What former director Takahashi said before his arrest, "the driving force behind the Tokyo bid"

Haruyuki Takahashi, former director of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, showed a sense of fulfillment in the circle of joy at the decision to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The “leading figure in Tokyo’s bid” left his home after noon today without saying a word and turned himself in. He was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Takahashi suspect before arrest. Haruyuki Takahashi said, “I was summoned to the district public prosecutor’s office on Wednesday. I came here desperately to make the Olympics a success, so why is this happening?” Three people, including the former chairman, were also arrested. According to an investigation by the Special Investigation Department, Takahashi is suspected of receiving 51 million yen in cash in return for being requested by AOKI, a major men’s clothing company, to facilitate a sponsorship contract for the tournament and a contract for licensed products. . The bribe was an advisory contract between Takahashi’s company, Commons, and the asset management company led by former chairman Aoki. Prior to his arrest, Takahashi responded to JNN’s interviews more than 10 times for a total of more than 5 hours, denying the illegality of his actions. Suspect Haruyuki Takahashi: “The ‘contract’ with AOKI was just a fair compensation as a sports consultant. As a board member, I never tried to be convenient.” This is the contract that JNN independently obtained. The outsourcing fee is 1 million yen per month from 2017 to September 2021 when the Olympics end. However, immediately after that, the monthly amount was reduced to about 450,000 yen excluding tax, and the contract is until the end of September this year. The contract stipulates that “Takahashi’s expertise, experience, personal connections and abilities will be utilized.” It was the content that was required. Last month, the Special Investigation Department searched the properties of Takahashi and Aoki, as well as advertising giants Dentsu and ADK Holdings, as well as the organizing committee’s liquidation corporation. I was. Suspect Haruyuki Takahashi: “I’ve never presented AOKI’s ‘A’ to the Organizing Committee. AOKI asked me to do this and that, but I said hi, hi. , No action has been taken.” Takahashi is believed to have denied the allegations against the investigation by the Special Investigation Department. ▼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