Ome City "Rangai" Innocent Judgment Prosecutor Appeals October 4th 15:18
A prosecutor appealed the ruling in a trial in which the former president of the local construction industry association was charged with obstruction of bidding and was acquitted last month for rigging over road construction ordered by Ome City, Tokyo. Did.
Ototoshi In April, he went to other contractors to make a successful bid for his company over the road renovation work ordered by Ome City, Tokyo. He was the former president of Sakai-gumi, a construction company in Tokyo Ome City. Former President Osamu Sakai, Chairman Osamu Sakai (63), was accused of accusing him of bidding. .
The Tokyo District Court Tachikawa Branch last month said on May 20, “I thought that the city would be inconvenienced if the tender failed, and I just confirmed whether I was willing to accept orders from other contractors as the chairman of the Construction Industry Association.” Was accused of acquitting, saying, "There was no purpose of harming a fair price, and no collusion was established."
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Tachikawa Branch, appealed to the Tokyo High Court on the 4th, refusing the decision. "We will clarify it in the trial, including the reason for appeal."
On the other hand, Nobuo Gohara, who is in charge of the defense of the former chairman, said, “It is clear that the prosecution's allegations have been fundamentally broken, and the appeal is incomprehensible.