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Two extra get suspended jail phrases in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal

TOKYO, May 11 (Japan Today) –
Two Japanese businessmen had been handed suspended jail sentences on Thursday within the newest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Corruption allegations have spiralled within the aftermath of the pandemic-delayed Games, implicating main firms and damaging Japan’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Shigeharu Hisamatsu, a 64-year-old former government at promoting agency ADK Holdings, obtained a sentence of 18 months, suspended for 3 years, a Tokyo District Court spokesman advised AFP.

His former assistant, 61-year-old Toshiaki Tada, was given a sentence of 1 yr, additionally suspended for 3 years.

The pair didn’t contest expenses throughout their first listening to in March that they bribed a Tokyo Olympics committee member, in line with native media.
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