Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press
Published: December 10, 2023, 5:24am
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TOKYO (AP) — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges.
Seven individuals are also facing charges from Tokyo district prosecutors in the cases, including Koji Henmi, who oversaw the sports division at Dentsu at the time.
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