Former badminton prosecution prosecuted for fraud charges October 3 21:26
Kumamoto District Public Prosecutor's Office prosecuted Akihiro Imai, the director of Badminton's business team, who was accused of fraud from the Kumamoto Badminton Association for transferring the rewards for players to his account. The association and former attorneys revealed that they did.
Motoi Imai of the Badminton Business Team in Kumamoto Prefecture, “Re-Shunkan Pharmaceutical”, used approximately 1.5 million yen in rewards for athletes paid through the Kumamoto Badminton Association in 2015. Last year, I was accused of scamming by the prefectural association for crediting my account.
In addition, the prefectural association has also imposed a provision on director Imai to suspend membership in the prefecture indefinitely.
Motoi Imai argued, “I did not deceive the staff and the rewards were all refunded as the team pointed out.”
The former manager's lawyer and Kumamoto Badminton Association revealed that the Kumamoto District Public Prosecutor's Office was informed that former director Imai was not charged.
Motoi Imai is a leader such as Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hamada who are aiming for the Tokyo Olympics as a runner-up in the women's doubles of the world championship, and are currently instructing in the club team in Gifu Prefecture.
Director Imai told NHK's interview, “I am very happy that the innocence is clear. The Kumamoto Association wants to immediately cancel and apologize.”
Kumamoto Prefecture Badminton Association Director Mizuno Osamu Mizuno said to NHK's interview, “It ’s very unfortunate that we were not prosecuted, but there is a fact that money management was sloppy. "No."