Regarding the previous president of promoting big ADK Holdings, who was accused of bribing a former director of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a corruption case involving the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Tokyo District Court mentioned, He performed a number one function,” and was sentenced to two years in prison and four years’ probation.
Shinichi Ueno, 69, the former president of ADK Holdings, paid approximately 14 million yen in bribes to Haruyuki Takahashi, 79, a former director of the Organizing Committee, in order to facilitate the Tokyo Games sponsorship contract. was accused of bribery.
At the trial, former president Ueno acknowledged the content of the indictment, but claimed that he was not aware of the illegality of the charges.
In the ruling on the 12th, Chief Judge Masahiro Tomoshige of the Tokyo District Court ruled, “It was believed that subordinates had reported the possibility of bribery from the legal department, and they were aware that it was illegal.” .
On top of that, he pointed out, “I was obsessed with improving the company’s profits and performance, and continued to have close ties with the former director. sentenced to four years of probation.
After the ruling, the presiding judge told the former president, “I need you to take it severely that you’ve misplaced belief within the Olympics, a world occasion.”
Two former executives, each accused of bribery, have finalized convictions with suspended sentences.