Linear rigging case Two years in prison sentenced to former executives of Taisei and Kashima Construction June 4, 14:20

The prosecution sentenced the former executives to two years in prison at a major general contractor Taisei Corporation and Kajima Corporation, who were accused of violating the Antimonopoly Act for rigging for the construction of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Was sentenced to Former executives have claimed innocence and the trial is expected to conclude in September.

Takashi Okawa (69), who was the executive officer of Taisei Corporation, and Ichiro Osawa (63), who was the general manager of the Civil Engineering Sales Division of Kashima Construction Co., Ltd., and the two companies as corporations were JR Tokai from 2014 to the following year. Has been accused of violating the Antimonopoly Act and has been acquitted for making a bid for the construction of a new station for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen station, which was ordered by.

At the trial held in the Tokyo District Court, the prosecutor said, "It is clear that fair and free competition had been eliminated by carrying out extremely close cooperative actions, such as gathering regularly and providing a breakdown of the estimated price. It is a national project with a high degree of publicity, and it should be severely punished without regard to social responsibility as the largest general contractor,'' former executives were sentenced to two years in prison, and two corporations were fined 300 million yen each. Was sentenced to

The next defense, which will be held in September, will be finalized after the defense's final defense.