In connection with the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has learned that former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who was the chairman of the organizing committee, voluntarily asked about the circumstances as a witness. In this case, Haruyuki Takahashi, a former director of the Organizing Committee, is said to have received a bribe from the company that was the sponsor of the tournament, and the total amount of cases so far has reached 120 million yen. In subsequent interviews with people involved, it was revealed that the Special Investigation Department had voluntarily asked former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a reference person since Takahashi was first arrested in mid-August. I understand. The special investigation unit is believed to have asked former Prime Minister Mori, who was the head of the organizing committee, to explain whether Takahashi was given authority related to the selection of sponsors. In response to investigations by the Special Investigation Department, Takahashi said that he introduced former Prime Minister Mori to the former chairman of AOKI Holdings before the sponsor was decided, while regarding the selection of the sponsor, he said, “I did not talk to former Prime Minister Mori about anything specific. No,” he explained. Former Prime Minister Mori’s representative said in an interview, “Mr. Takahashi and others have been arrested and have become a criminal case, so I will refrain from answering in case it interferes with the investigation.” (From “Straight News” broadcast on September 9, 2022) #Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori #Tokyo Olympics #Tokyo Paralympics #Nippon Television #Straight News #News ntvnews24 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntv_news24/?hl=ja TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@ntv.news Twitter https://twitter.com/news24ntv ◇[Latest news LIVE delivery now]]NTV NEWS HP https://news.ntv.co.jp
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