Former Director of the Organizing Committee “If I was a civil servant, I would not have become a director” (August 18, 2022)

A former director of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee, who was arrested on suspicion of bribery by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, said, “I would not have become a director if I knew that I would be a public servant.” Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is suspected of receiving 51 million yen in total after receiving a request from the sponsor of the tournament, AOKI Holdings, for convenience regarding contracts for licensed products. is held. A director of the Organizing Committee is a “deemed public employee” who is prohibited from receiving money or goods in relation to their duties. If I had known, I would not have become a board member.” In addition, in response to the special investigation department’s interrogation after the arrest, he denied the charges, saying, “What I received was not a bribe.”
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