Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was interviewed as a witness Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office Special Investigation Department Confirmation of the 'authority' of the Organizing Committee Director over Olympic corruption

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (85), who was the chairman of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was arbitrarily interviewed by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office as a witness in the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics, the Special Investigation Department said that Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, former director of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics, received bribes from major men’s clothing company Aoki and major publishing company Kadokawa for the selection of tournament sponsors. are investigating as In subsequent interviews with people involved, it was revealed that the special investigation department had voluntarily interviewed former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, former chairman of the tournament organizing committee, multiple times as a witness. Reporter: “Is it true that you are being questioned by the Special Investigation Department?” Mr. Mori: “…” Mr. Mori did not respond to JNN’s question this morning. The special investigation unit appears to have asked Mr. Mori, who was the head of the organizing committee, about Takahashi’s authority over the selection of sponsors. Mr. Mori also knew that he met former AOKI chairman Hironori Aoki and others, and it seems that he confirmed the exchanges with these sponsor companies. ▼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