Head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been indicted for "active corruption"
Head of Japan's Olympic Committee Tsunekazu Takeda has been indicted in Paris for "active corruption" in connection with awarding of #Tokyo2020 Olympics - he strongly denies accusationhttps://t.co/8QgeYDXUHb pic.twitter.com/vxn0orJRxz
— AFP Sport (@AFP_Sport) January 11, 2019
- he has been indicted in Paris on December 10,
- he has been indicted for "active corruption",
- says he had cooperated with a French judge
- says he's not involved in any wrongdoings,
- the French investigate a connection between suspect payment of 2.8 million Singapore dollars and awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo.
source: twitter
idk why but this really made me laugh. like i imagine these stereotypically slimy french dudes from movies and the whole scene is in front of me.
NEVER.
I foresee a lot of press apologies and a lot of "makoto ni moushiwake gozaimasen deshita"'s
But really, who wants the Olympics anymore anyways?
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