IR Corruption Chinese company CEO on bribery side temporarily retires January 5 at 16:32
In a corruption case in which a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto was arrested over an IR and integrated resort facility business, a bribery Chinese company conducted an internal investigation on suspicion of illegally remittance to Japan, and the CEO was temporarily suspended. Revealed that he will resign in position.
Mr. Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives who was a deputy minister of the Cabinet Office in charge of IR, etc., paid a bribe of 3 million yen in cash three years ago from the 500 dot com side of a Chinese company aiming to enter IR. He was arrested for allegedly receiving bribes, and three former corporate advisers and former directors of a Japanese corporation were arrested for alleged bribery.
According to officials, the former advisors brought more than 10 million yen of cash from overseas to Japan by air and passed some as bribes. A Chinese company issued a statement to shareholders by the 5th, stating that "a special investigation committee has been set up to internally investigate the alleged illegal remittances and the role played by the three arrested people." .
In order to ensure a fair investigation, CEO Ban Masaaki will resign from the position after last month until the results are available.
He also revealed that Chairman Chen Xu East resigned, but did not mention the involvement in the case.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Investigation Division is investigating the corruption case, but it will be noted how the company's investigation will reveal the flow of funds in the future.