Corruption cases surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are spreading. It turned out that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office had voluntarily interviewed former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Organizing Committee. It seems that he asked for an explanation, such as what kind of authority the former director had in selecting a sponsor. ■ “Whether the witnesses were interviewed?” Without saying anything, former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (85), former chairman of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee, visited his hometown of Ishikawa Prefecture on the 9th. The reporters who were waiting said, “Mr. Mori, please say something about the Olympics!” “Please say something!” I called out to Mr. Mori, but he didn’t say anything. Interviews with people involved revealed that Mr. Mori was voluntarily questioned by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office as a witness in connection with the corruption scandal at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. ■Interrogation on Sponsor Selection Authority The question was about the arrest and prosecution of Haruyuki Takahashi, former director of the Organizing Committee, on suspicion of accepting bribes. According to interviews with people involved, Takahashi is said to have received bribes of 51 million yen and about 76 million yen, respectively, over sponsorship contracts with “Aoki Holdings” and “Kadokawa”. The Special Investigation Department is believed to have asked Mr. Mori to explain what kind of authority Takahashi was given in the selection of the sponsor. In response to previous investigations, Takahashi stated that he had introduced former Prime Minister Mori to the former chairman of Aoki (Defendant Hironori Aoki) before Aoki was selected as the sponsor of the tournament. However, regarding the selection of sponsors, it seems that he explained, “I have not talked to former Prime Minister Mori about anything concrete.” ■Mr. Mori’s representative “Refrain from answering” On the other hand, AOKI, who was introduced to former Prime Minister Mori, said, “I thought I was able to clear the conditions of former Prime Minister Mori.” The investigation by the special investigation unit extended to the former head of the organizing committee. Mr. Mori’s representative said, “Mr. Takahashi and others have been arrested and turned into a criminal case, so I will refrain from answering in case it interferes with the investigation.” (From “news zero” broadcast on September 9, 2022) #Tokyo Olympics #Tokyo Paralympics #Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori #Nippon TV #newszero #News 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]NTV NEWS HP https://news.ntv.co.jp
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