On the 25th local time, the Tokyo District Procuratorate and market supervision agencies launched a joint operation in Tokyo, raiding the headquarters of advertising giant Dentsu company , the residence of a senior official of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and an exhibition company. It is reported that these companies and officials are suspected of cheating during the bidding process.
Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee organized a series of test competitions from 2018 to 2021, mainly to check whether there are potential shortcomings in event operation, security, audience guidance, etc., so as to correct them in a timely manner. According to Kyodo News , the search object on the 25th was suspected of colluding with bidding during the bidding process for the preparation of the test competition, which violated the Anti-Monopoly Law. Among them, the public bidding for the preparatory rights of 26 test competitions held in 2018 is suspected of fraud, with the total amount of relevant contracts exceeding 500 million yen (approximately RMB 26 million). The winners include 9 companies including Dentsu and a consortium.
Investigators suspected that the winning bidding companies were selected by the Olympic Organizing Committee based on a list of companies formulated in advance with the assistance of Dentsu. These companies will also get more test competitions and Olympic-related work in the future. entrusted contract , and the total amount of is at least close to 20 billion yen (about 1 billion RMB) . Dentsu Company admitted on the 25th that it had been searched and said it would cooperate fully.
Japanese media also said that the latest search action originated from another Japanese advertising giant, , Xutong advertising company , who reported to the Japan Fair Trading Commission to participate in bidding fraud. Xutong hopes to voluntarily surrender and cooperate with the investigation in exchange for a lighter punishment. Previously, Haruyuki Takahashi has been arrested and charged four times in several months for suspected bribery.
Original title: "Bidding fraud case involving Tokyo Olympics, Japanese advertising giants are raided"
Source: CCTV Finance
Column Editor: Zhang Wu Text editor: Li Linwei Title image source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Cao Liyuan
Source: Author: China News Service
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