[Breaking news]Former director of the Organizing Committee arrested for bribery for the fourth time in the Olympic corruption case Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department (October 19, 2022)

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has re-arrested a former director of the organizing committee on suspicion of accepting bribes in a corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics. This is the fourth arrest of a former director. According to the Special Investigation Department, Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the organizing committee, received a bribe from major advertising company “ADK Holdings” after receiving a request from the major advertising company “ADK Holdings” regarding contract work for the tournament sponsor. There are suspicions that This is the fourth time Takahashi has been arrested in a series of cases. The special investigation unit also arrested Shinichi Ueno (68), president of ADK Holdings, and three others on suspicion of bribery.
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