Tokyo Olympics ex-official arrested in alleged bid-rigging case -NHK
08/02/2023 02:04
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors arrested a
former Tokyo Olympics organising committee official for his
involvement in the alleged bid-rigging of test events for the
Games, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday.
The former deputy executive director of the Tokyo 2020 Games
Operations Bureau was arrested for suspected breach of antitrust
laws, NHK said.
Tokyo prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising
giants Dentsu Inc 4324.T , Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc 2433.T
and others on suspicion of colluding to rig the bid and orders
for Olympics-related events worth an estimated 40 billion yen
($305 million), local media have reported.
($1 = 131.2200 yen)
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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