Approximately 1.8 million yen including cash in return for the convenience of a 50-year-old employee of the city to a staffing company in Osaka over the consignment of the telephone counter business of Yokohama City to respond to consultations on sudden illness or injury He was arrested by the Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters on suspicion of bribery for receiving a bribe.
The person arrested was an emergency medical technician in the Yokohama City Medical Policy Division, a 50-year-old doctor, Takashi Rokka.
In addition, Shinnosuke Kitase (48), the president of the dispatched labor company "Yale Staff" in Kita-ku, Osaka, was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
According to the Hyogo Prefectural Police, the technician, through the medical association, over the work of the telephone counter "# 7119", which is outsourced to the Yale staff for consultations on sudden illnesses and injuries, has been about three years ago since May. It is suspected that he received a bribe of about 1.8 million yen in total, including cash as a reward in return for the convenience of the six months.
Police have not disclosed the details of the convenience or the approval or disapproval of the two.
The technician was seconded from Yokohama City University to the city in 2016, when the city of Yokohama started the telephone consultation service, and was in a position to check the services such as dealing with the counters of nurses.
In addition, the dispatching company has been entrusted with this work every year since April, three years ago, and has a contract for about 250 million yen a year.
The police are investigating the details of the case.
Mayor of Yokohama "We take it very regretfully and deal with it rigorously."
Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka of Yokohama City commented, "It is very regrettable that the staff was arrested. We take it seriously and will take strict measures after confirming the facts."