GUNMA, Jun 19 (News On Japan) –
In a case involving bid rigging for the development of a brand new metropolis corridor in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, 4 people, together with a member of the Gunma Prefectural Meeting, have been arrested for allegedly undermining the equity of the bidding course of.
The arrested people embody 49-year-old Gunma Prefectural Meeting member Takafumi Aizawa, and 75-year-old worker Hideyuki Ishihara, an organization employee from Isesaki Metropolis, Gunma Prefecture, together with two different people. They’re suspected of interfering with the general public procurement course of by creating bidding paperwork that favored a selected development firm, thereby guaranteeing its victory within the tender course of.
In keeping with stories, police from each Saitama and Gunma Prefectures performed a search of the Kiryu Metropolis Corridor workplaces earlier right now. They seized paperwork associated to the bidding course of and are persevering with their investigation into the complete scope of the case.
Supply: TBS