Olympic corruption case Daihiro executives paid funds without being examined by the legal department

In a corruption case in which a former director of the organizing committee was re-arrested over a sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, executives of the advertising company Ohiro, which is suspected of bribery, exchanged a memorandum with a company of an acquaintance of the former director. In an interview with a person concerned, it was found that there was a suspicion that he had paid a bribe without being examined by the company's legal department.

The special investigation department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is believed to be investigating the details, assuming that it may have avoided the examination for fear of being pointed out that the payment was illegal.

Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, a former director of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Games, received a request from Yoshikazu Taniguchi, 57, an executive officer of the advertising company Daiko, to undertake the sponsorship contract work for the Tokyo Games, and arranged for his convenience. He was re-arrested by the special investigation department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of receiving bribes totaling 15 million yen as a reward for his work.

Ohiro's business partner, a service company, signed a sponsorship contract with the organizing committee in 2018 through the mediation of a former director. I'm here.

Officer Taniguchi then signed a memorandum of understanding with the company represented by Kazumasa Fukami, 73, who was arrested as an accomplice and acquaintance of the former director, and decided to make this decision without undergoing the usual review by the company's legal department. Interviews with related parties revealed that there was a suspicion that he had paid the company a bribe.

The special investigation department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is believed to be investigating the details of the circumstances, assuming that the legal department may have avoided the examination due to fears that the legal department would point out the illegality of the payment.

The Special Investigation Department has not disclosed the identity of the suspect, but according to people involved, former Director Takahashi has denied the allegations.