Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

Published December 14, 2023 7:47 AM

By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA
Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — A former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has appeared in district court and pleaded not guilty to taking $1.4 million in bribes in exchange for contracts for the Games. Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested more than a year ago and it is unclear when his trial will end. He’s a former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu. Takahashi was charged with accepting bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo Games in 2021.

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