Former Mayor and City Councilor Receive Suspended Sentences for Bid-Rigging
L'essentiel
- Former Tosashimizu Mayor Yō Hodo'oka and former city councilor Hiroo Nagano received suspended sentences for violating the Anti-Monopoly Act.
- They leaked the minimum reserve price for a public works bid, allowing a contractor to win the contract by bidding slightly above it.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Former Tosashimizu Mayor Yō Hodo'oka and former city councilor Hiroo Nagano were on trial for violating the Anti-Monopoly Act. The charges stemmed from a public works bid in May of last year.
高知県土佐清水市が発注した工事の入札をめぐり、最低制限価格を漏らしたとして、官製談合防止法違反などの罪に問われた前市長の程岡庸(ほどおかよう)被告(67)と前市議の永野裕夫被告(68)の判決公判が3日、高知地裁であった。田中良武裁判長は程岡被告に懲役2年執行猶予3年(求刑懲役2年)、永野被告に懲役1年10カ月執行猶予3年(求刑懲役1年10カ月)を言い渡した。
判決などによると、両被告は市長と市議だった昨年5月に行われた指名競争入札をめぐり、業者側と共謀。程岡被告が最低制限価格を永野被告に電話で漏らし、永野被告が業者側に伝え、最低制限価格を1万円上回る5913万円で落札させた。
田中裁判長は判決で「(程岡被告は)秘密情報を知る立場を誇示し虚栄心を満たすために犯行に及んだ」と述べた。
Questions ouvertes
- What was the name of the contractor who won the bid?
- What was the specific public works project?
- Were there any other individuals or entities involved in the bid-rigging scheme?
- What are the implications for future public bidding processes in Tosashimizu City?






