Japan's Fair Trade Commission said it filed criminal complaints against Dentsu and five other advertising firms as well as seven individuals over alleged bid-rigging on contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A woman, wearing a protective mask against COVID-19, walks past a wall bearing logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO, Feb 28 - Japan's Fair Trade Commission said on Tuesday it filed criminal complaints against Dentsu
and five other advertising firms as well as seven individuals over alleged bid-rigging on contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The complaint marks the latest development in months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Games, held in 2021 after a pandemic-driven postponement.
"We determined that this is a malicious and serious case that will have a broad impact on people's lives," FTC investigator Goh Okumura told a media briefing.
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