Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of bribery for receiving 200,000 yen in cash in return for the convenience of an acquaintance's contractor over the selection of a contractor for business consignment. ..
The person who was arrested was Toshihiko Okamura (53), the chief of the Construction Division of Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture.
In addition, a self-employed person in the city, Kazu Shimizu (53), was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
According to police investigation, Mr. Okamura received a total of 200,000 yen in cash from Mr. Shimizu around February and July last year in return for facilitating the selection of a business consignment contractor ordered by the city. There is a suspicion of bribery.
Police have not disclosed the approval or disapproval of the two, saying they would interfere with the investigation.
According to the investigation so far, Mr. Okamura had the authority to select a contractor for a free contract of 500,000 yen or less ordered by the Construction Division.
The two were junior high school classmates, and police investigated the details of the fact that Shimizu had received an order for herbicide and gutter cleaning of city facilities before and after the time when cash was supposed to be handed over. I am.
Mayor Hanyu "Apology from the bottom of my heart"
In response to the arrest of the chief of Hanyu City on suspicion of bribery, Mayor Akiaki Kawada said, "We sincerely apologize for causing a great deal of inconvenience to the citizens and greatly damaging the trust in the administration. We will do our utmost to restore trust by thoroughly complying with the laws and regulations of our staff, investigating the cause and preventing recurrence, so that this does not happen. "