A former executive member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee is suspected of having controlled the selection of winning companies in bids for contracts to host test events prior to the Games, according to sources.
It is suspected that the former executive heard requests from companies that wanted to bid to participate in business related to the test events, and that the executive told them whether they would be able to win the bids.
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office judged that the executive and senior officials of Dentsu Inc. jointly played key roles in the bid-rigging scheme.
