A former vice chairman of the Aizumi town assembly in Tokushima Prefecture, who was charged with leaking police information to a cannabis trafficking group and receiving cash, was accused of illegally leaking information on the selection of vendors for school lunches in the town. , along with the incumbent deputy mayor, were arrested on suspicion of violating the government-manufactured bid-rigging prevention law.
Kenji Hiraishi (46), former member of the Aizumi town assembly and vice chairman, and Hiroshi Okuda (64), the deputy mayor of Aizumi town, were arrested on suspicion of violating the government-manufactured bid-rigging prevention law.
In addition, Makoto Fujiwara (44), a meat sales company, was arrested on suspicion of obstructing bids.
According to the police, three years ago, former vice chairman Hiraishi obtained information from deputy mayor Okuda about the minimum amount of money quoted by vendors who participated in the price matching regarding the negotiated contract that decided the supplier of ingredients for school lunches ordered by the town three years ago. On top of that, there is a suspicion that he told his acquaintance, Suspect Fujiwara, to order at a lower price.
The former deputy chairman was arrested and indicted last year for receiving cash in return for leaking police information obtained through a former employee of the town to a cannabis trafficking group, and a subsequent investigation revealed suspicion of collusion. It means that
The police have not disclosed the acceptance or disapproval of the three, citing an obstacle to the investigation.