Tokyo Olympics head says organising committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda doesn't need to quit over corruption 'reports'
5 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics head says organising committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda doesn't need to quit over corruption 'reports'

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Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, being probed for suspected corruption, does not need to step down from his role with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee Tokyo: Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, being probed for suspected corruption, does not need to step down from his role with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee because current “reports” do not justify action, the head of Tokyo 2020 said. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto’s comment on the case was his first since news emerged last month that Takeda had been questioned in Paris and placed under formal investigation for suspected corruption in Japan’s successful bid to host the Games. Takeda, head of the Japanese Olympic Committee since 2001, is also a vice president on Tokyo 2020’s executive board. Takeda is saying that he’s completely innocent so when we are at this stage, going beyond that, we can’t take action at this point in time when he’s asserting his innocence,” Muto told reporters on Friday after a working-level meeting with the International Olympic Committee.

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