Three Indicted Over Bid-Rigging in Kiryu City Hall Construction

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".
By AI of "Isesaki FM".

On the 9th, the Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office indicted three people, including Gunma Prefectural Assembly member Takafumi Aizawa, 49, in a case where they were arrested for obstructing the fairness of a bidding process for the construction of the Kiryu City Hall building.
In this case, defendant Hidemitsu Ishihara, 75, sales manager of Otashi Construction Company, and others are accused of obstructing a public contract-related bidding process for a construction project held three years ago, for allegedly having a draft notice include conditions that would make it easier for a joint venture to win the bid.
Meanwhile, the prosecutors decided not to indict a company executive in his 70s from Kiryu City who was arrested at the same time. They have not disclosed the reason.