A university executive who is allegedly involved in fraudulent contracts with a design office in a case where the university headquarters and others were searched by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office for the construction work of a hospital attached to Nihon University. According to an interview with the people concerned, it was found that there was a suspicion that about 200 million yen had been leaked to the outside from the university side.

The Special Investigation Department is expected to clarify the actual situation regarding the uncertain flow of funds surrounding the university's business.

Regarding the construction work of Nihon University's affiliated hospital, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office said on the 8th that there was a suspicion that a university executive had caused damage to the university side in connection with the contract with the contractor, and the university headquarters as a related party I searched for the university's affiliated company "Nihon University Division" and the home of Hidetoshi Tanaka (74).



According to the people concerned, the executive of this university is an incumbent director who also serves as an officer of "Nihon University Division", and ordered the reconstruction work of Itabashi Hospital attached to the aging medical school for 2 billion yen, and the design office in Tokyo. It is suspected that about 200 million yen was leaked to the outside in connection with the contract signed with.



The Nihon University Division is a wholly owned subsidiary of the university, and is engaged in the management and operation of university-related facilities and support for the formulation of construction plans.



The Special Investigation Department is also searching the director's home on the 8th, and will proceed with the analysis of the seized materials and listen to the circumstances from the people concerned to clarify the actual situation of the uncertain flow of funds surrounding the university's business. It seems that.



On the other hand, President Tanaka, whose home was searched by the Special Investigation Department on the 8th, got into the car without answering the questions of the press when he left his home on the 9th.



The Nihon University Public Relations Division says, "The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating and we do not know the facts, so we will refrain from commenting."