It's done. As planned at the very beginning of the week, Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday, February 28, indicted six companies and some of their executives involved in the corruption scandal linked to the Summer Games in 2020. At the top of the list, the Dentsu group, a global advertising and public relations giant . Both are suspected of anti-competitive practices in the context of the award, via rigged calls for tender, of several dozen pre-Olympic and Olympic events. In addition to Dentsu, advertising agencies Hakuhodo and Tokyu Agency are also being sued, as are three events companies, Same Two, Cerespo and Fuji Creative. Seven people were also charged, but their identities and affiliations were not specified. Comment from Japanese government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno: “ If proven, these irregularities would be truly regrettable, and would greatly harm the values of sport."
