The Nippon Badminton Association has revealed that the staff at that time had been dressed for about 6.8 million yen, which they had grasped three years ago.


The association covered the entire amount of clothes worn by the staff at that time at the private expense of several directors, but did not disclose it.

This was revealed at a press conference by the Nippon Badminton Association.



According to that, the staff who was in charge of accounting from October 2018 to March 2019, due to the expenses borne by the players at the training camp of the Japanese national team, which was managed by cash, and the prizes of overseas competitions, multiple The total amount of clothes was about 6.8 million yen, so it was discovered at the end of the fiscal year.



At that time, the association considered a response by the board of directors, but did not file a criminal complaint, and decided not to announce it after making up for the entire amount at the private expense of the 11 directors at that time, including the current director.



After that, this employee was retired as a reminder.



Regarding this, Kinji Zeniya, Managing Director, said, "At that time, we had the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics ahead of us six months later, and prioritized protecting the athletes. We also signed a contract with him about repayment, so we decided not to announce it. "And so on.



Regarding the circumstances that led to the announcement while grasping the clothes three years ago, "Last October, the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee asked me to investigate and report. I regret that it was not the right way for governance when I think about it now. I'm doing it. "



The association has punished the managing director and the secretary general for a reduction in salary due to this problem, and the staff at the time of dressing continue to repay the director who compensated at private expense every month.

Japan Sports Agency Koji Murofushi "Not forgiven"

Regarding the fact that the clothes of the staff at that time were revealed at the Nippon Badminton Association, Mr. Murofushi of the Japan Sports Agency said at a press conference on the 25th, "There are things that can not be understood without looking at the details, but it is an embezzlement case of the staff. It is not forgiven in. "