Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec in bribery scandal released on 80 mil. yen bail

Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec in bribery scandal released on 80 mil. yen bail

From english.kyodonews.net

A former Tokyo Olympic executive indicted four times on charges of receiving bribes in connection with the games was released Monday on bail after posting an 80 million yen ($603,000) bond. Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, was released from the Tokyo Detention House after the Tokyo District Court decided earlier in the day that there was no risk of him fleeing or destroying evidence. In the widening scandal that has tarnished the image of last year's Olympics and Paralympics, Takahashi has been accused of accepting bribes through five routes in return for helping companies be selected as a sponsor or a marketing agent of the ... (full story)

Oh so because he still has the proceeds of his criminality, he gets to use those funds to be free. Now i get it!

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