Aoki executives given suspended sentences by Japanese court in first Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict
By Toko Sekiguchi ( April 21, 2023, 07:32 GMT | Insight) -- In the first court decision involving the Tokyo Olympic bribery trial, the Tokyo District Court handed down a sentence of two and a half years with a four-year suspension to the former head of Aoki Holdings today. Today’s verdict likely sets the tone for the multiple Tokyo Olympic bribery cases currently in court, where ex-employees and executives from four other companies are standing trial for allegedly bribing ex-organizing committee member Haruyuki Takahashi to win Olympic sponsorships.In the first court decision involving the Tokyo Olympic bribery trial, the Tokyo District Court handed down a sentence of two and a half years with a four-year suspension to the former head of Aoki Holdings today....
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