Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Police broke into the home of an Executive Committee member suspected of corruption

TOKYO: Japanese police broke into the home of a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee on Tuesday, accusing him of receiving money from a sponsor with whom he signed a consulting contract, according to reports. media locals. Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is suspected of having received hundreds of thousands of dollars from apparel trading company Oki Holdings, and was an “official partner” in the massive sporting event that was held last year after being postponed by a year due to the outbreak of the Corona pandemic. This could constitute bribery, as Takahashi was considered a quasi-government employee and was not allowed to accept money or gifts related to his position, Kyodo News Agency reported. Tokyo prosecutors told AFP they could not comment on individual cases. According to the media local, a sports consulting firm run by Takahashi is suspected of having received money from Aoki in change of contract signed in 2017. In October 2018, Aoki became a sponsor of the Tokyo Olympics, allowing her to use the event logo and sell officially licensed products. Takahashi told the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper last week that the money his company received was for consulting work. He was quoted as saying that “there was no conflict of interest with my position as a board member of the organizing committee”. OK also released a statement last week stating that they have no comment on the money paid reports. Takahashi, the former CEO of Japan’s largest advertising agency Dentsu, has been on the Tokyo 2020 board of directors since June 2014. The Olympic organizing committee was dissolved last month. Former organizing committee chairman Seiko Hashimoto told reporters that she would “cooperate fully” with the investigation if she were asked to do so. She added: “It is very disappointing that similar things came to light after the event. We need to act in a way that does not pollute what has also been achieved with the pandemic ”. (AFP)

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