TOKYO (TR) – The previous CEO of precision gear producer Olympus has been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of receiving unlawful medication.
In accordance with investigators, Stefan Kaufmann, 56, was despatched to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the Particular Narcotics Act, studies TBS Information (Nov. 12)
Kaufmann is suspected of receiving unlawful medication, believed to be cocaine and MDMA (or Ecstasy), on a number of events in Tokyo from 44-year-old Takaaki Kaneko, who was arrested final week.
Throughout voluntary questioning, Kaufmann reportedly stated, “I bought unlawful medication from Kaneko.” He additionally exchanged messages with Kaneko about buying medication on the platform Telegram, which led to the choice to file costs.
On June 18, investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s Drug and Firearms Management Division performed a search of the previous CEO’s house in Minato Ward.
On the time, Kaufmann nonetheless maintained his CEO title. Through the aforementioned voluntary session, he denied utilizing unlawful medication. The outcomes of a urine take a look at gave a adverse end result for unlawful substances, police stated beforehand.
The matter didn’t floor inside Olympus till September, when paperwork detailing the drug transactions arrived on the firm’s headquarters.
The corporate’s later board got here to unanimous determination that the previous CEO “seemingly engaged in behaviors that have been inconsistent” with its code of conduct. On October 28, the corporate introduced that the previous CEO had resigned on account of suspicions of buying unlawful medication.
