Tokyo prosecutors arrest CEO of ad firm ADK over Olympics -Kyodo (updated)
19/10/2022 03:52
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TOKYO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday
arrested the president and two former employees of Japanese
advertising firm ADK Holdings Inc over suspected bribery related
to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said.
The arrests mark the latest widening of a corruption
scandal involving Olympic sponsors that has centred on a former
member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics board, but has spread across
corporate Japan.
Prosecutors arrested Shinichi Ueno, 68, the president
and CEO of privately held ADK, and raided the company's
headquarters over suspicions it and a maker of stuffed toys paid
a bribe of about 54 million yen ($362,000) related to the
Olympics, Kyodo said.
Sun Arrow Inc, the stuffed toy maker, could not
immediately be reached for comment. A spokesperson at ADK said
the company had no immediate comment.
In August, prosecutors arrested a former member of the Tokyo
2020 Olympics board, Haruyuki Takahashi, on suspicion of
receiving bribes. Separately, media reported that prosecutors
had decided to arrest Takahashi again on Wednesday, meaning he
faces longer detention so prosecutors can question him further.
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(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by
Kim Coghill and Gerry Doyle)
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