2 get suspended terms in Tokyo medical university construction breach of trust case
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Monday sentenced an architect and a former official of a Tokyo medical university to two-and-a-half years in pris
A Japanese court sentenced an architect and a former university official to suspended prison terms on Monday for causing financial losses in construction projects at a Tokyo medical university. Tsuneyoshi Matsumaru, a 70-year-old architect with a class-1 license, and Hiromi Mori, a 54-year-old former senior official at Tokyo Women's Medical University, were found guilty of breach of trust.
The court determined that the crimes occurred under the influence of former university chancellor Kinuko Iwamoto, who is facing trial separately for the same offense. Judge Naoyuki Fukushima stated that Mori acted on Iwamoto's direction, playing a central role in the offenses, while acknowledging Mori's subordinate position. Matsumaru, on the other hand, voluntarily participated in the scheme for financial gain, but was found to have minimal independent involvement and was also in a subordinate position.
The court found that Matsumaru and Mori conspired with Iwamoto between 2018 and 2021 regarding the construction of a new school building and hospital ward, inflating advisory fees paid to Matsumaru, including funds intended to be returned to Iwamoto.
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