Tokyo police last month sent to prosecutors papers on Fujipassc and three men linked to the Japanese construction company for allegedly bribing a Cambodian government employee.
The three are two Fujipassc executives and a former adviser to a Cambodian subsidiary of the company, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The subsidiary, which operated a business to send technical trainees to Japan, plunged into financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When it tried to change its registration details for a sale, it was asked for a bribe, according to the police.
The company side allegedly gave about $1,000 in cash to an official of Cambodia¡¯s Ministry of Commerce in July 2021 to expedite the registration process of the subsidiary. The bribe is equivalent to at least about five months¡¯ worth of monthly wages for a ministry worker.
The two Fujipassc executives agreed to pay the bribe and instructed the former subsidiary adviser to pay the money.
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