Three former executives, including the former chairman of AOKI Holdings, a major menswear company, were accused of bribing a former director of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a corruption case involving sponsorship contracts for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. , Prosecutors demanded a sentence of 2 years and 6 months in prison for the former chairman for ``using the Tokyo Games for personal gain''.
Former AOKI Holdings chairman Hironori Aoki (84), former chairman's younger brother and vice chairman Takahisa Aoki (77), and former senior managing executive officer Takehisa Ueda (41) signed a sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Games. He has been charged with bribery by giving a bribe of 28 million yen to the defendant Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the organizing committee, for the purpose of obtaining convenience for such matters.
At the trial on the 1st, the prosecution said, ``It is a greedy and persistent crime that repeatedly asked former director Takahashi for convenience regarding sponsorship contracts and official clothing. ▽
Former Chairman Aoki was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison,
▽ Former Vice Chairman Takahisa was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, and
▽ Former Managing Executive Officer Ueda was sentenced to 1 year in prison.
On the other hand, a lawyer for former chairman Aoki asked for a suspended sentence, stating, "Former director Takahashi, who was trying to obtain personal profit, proposed the crime. The three did not obtain personal profit." rice field.
Finally, the former chairman apologized again, saying, "I am deeply reflecting."
Judgment is expected to be handed down on April 21.
A total of 15 people, including former director Takahashi, who is accused of accepting bribes, and the founders and top management of five major companies in the industry have been indicted over the Tokyo Games.