関西電力と原発の町の顔役との癒着関係が明らかにー① [社会]
関西電力と原発の町の顔役との癒着関係が明らかになる
高浜町の元助役が関西電力の幹部らに長年にわたり金品を渡していたことがわかり、関西電力と元助役との異常な関係が分かってきました。この問題をKyodoが取り上げています。
「日本語訳」
関西電力元役員、1990年代に「法外な品」を受領していたことを認めるー癒着関係は何十年も前からと見られる
関西電力の監査役は今年6月の株主総会前に幹部が不適切な贈り物を受け取っていたことを把握、経営陣の今回の問題の対応に疑問を投げかけていたことが、木曜日複数の関係者への取材でわかった。
今回の調査発表では、監査役は経営陣を監視する責任があるのに、問題を公表せず、隠ぺい体質を崩せなかった監査役の不適切な対応が明るみになった。
関西電力は水曜日幹部20人が2006年から高浜町の元助役森山栄治氏から約3億2000万円相当の金品を受け取っていたことを明らかにした。森山氏は30年以上にわたり関西電力子会社の顧問をしていて、今年の3月に90歳で亡くなった。
取締役会の役員たちの間で今回の情報が共有されていなかったため、監査役は隠ぺい工作に加担していたとものと見られている。
関西電力の筆頭株主である大阪の松井一郎市長は経営陣の退陣を要求、「関西電力は新しい組織体制を作り上げるべきだ。」と話している。
情報筋によると、株主総会の直前にうわさを聞き付けた複数の監査役が、担当者を問いただし、役員らが森山氏から総額3億1845万円相当の金品を受け取っていたことを把握。
その件について、「査役と経営陣の間でかなり激しいやりとりがあったと聞いた。」と話している人もいる。
岩根茂樹社長は報道がなされるまで、その問題について取締役会へ報告をしなかった。先週金曜日の記者会見では、詳細は「個人情報」として開示しなかったことに批判が集まり、再度水曜日に記者会見を開くこととなった。
弁護士と会社役員らによる内部捜査で原発関連工事の情報が森山元助役に長年提供されていたことが判明。関西電力は「(情報提供は)見返りではない」と主張しているが、水曜日に公表された報告では、森山氏に情報を提供しないと契約交渉に悪影響を与え、談合誘発の恐れがあったからだとのこと。
関西電力と原発の町の顔役との癒着関係が明らかにー②に続く
「英文記事」
Ex-Kepco exec admits receiving 'outrageous' gift in 1990s, suggesting collusion went back decades
Kyodo Oct 3, 2019
OSAKA/FUKUI – Auditors at Kansai Electric Power Co. were aware that officials had received improper gifts even before a general shareholders meeting in June, and had raised questions on how management had dealt with the issue, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
The latest revelation has brought to light the auditors’ inadequacy, having failed to publicize the issue and perpetuated the cover-up, despite their responsibility to monitor management.
The power company disclosed Wednesday that 20 officials had received about ¥320 million worth of gifts since 2006 from Eiji Moriyama, the late former deputy mayor of Takahama. Moriyama served as an adviser to a Kansai Electric subsidiary for more than 30 years before his death at age 90 in March.
It is likely the auditors will be considered co-conspirators in the cover-up, as information was not shared among all board members.
Ichiro Matsui, the mayor of the city of Osaka, which is a top shareholder in Kansai Electric, urged the top management of the utility to resign, saying, “They should create a new organizational structure.”
According to the sources, multiple auditors who heard rumors immediately prior to the general shareholders meeting had questioned a person involved in the matter, subsequently learning that executives had received gifts totaling ¥318.45 million from Moriyama.
“I heard that there was quite a heated exchange between the auditors and management” about the matter, another source said.
President Shigeki Iwane himself did not report the issue to the board of directors until it garnered media coverage. He was criticized after the first news conference last Friday regarding the money problem for refusing to disclose details, citing the need to protect personal information, and was pushed to hold another news conference Wednesday.
An internal probe led by a group of lawyers and executives found that information related to nuclear plant construction had been provided to Moriyama for many years. Kansai Electric claimed that it was “not a repayment,” but a report of the probe released Wednesday deemed it to possibly have had a negative influence on negotiations for plant work contracts and invited collusion.
A former senior Kansai Electric Power Co. official in charge of its nuclear business admitted Thursday to receiving an improper gift about 20 years ago from an ex-deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants.
The admission indicates that collusion between the utility and the Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, politician began much earlier than 2006, as reported by Kansai Electric.
The former senior Kansai Electric official said that he received “an outrageous gift” after meeting Moriyama for the first time in the late 1990s, although he did not divulge what was received.
The former senior official said he returned the gift to Moriyama, an influential figure connected with lawmakers, about six months later, enraging the former deputy mayor.
“I heard he played a crucial role in building our nuclear plant (in Takahama). I also heard he was an extremely difficult person to deal with,” the ex-Kansai Electric official said.
“I thought it was not right (to receive the gift) based on common sense. I did not seek any advice from others (regarding my decision to return it), and it was difficult,” he said.
Meanwhile, former senior officials of Fukui Prefecture have revealed they also got the gifts from Moriyama. Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto said Thursday he intends to launch an investigation on the matter.
During Wednesday’s news conference, the utility revealed that gifts given to officials included cash, gold, suits, coupons and U.S. currency.
An independent investigative panel to be launched by the utility will look at the scandal over a more extended period. The utility’s report Wednesday was based on a limited time period in view of the statute of limitations under tax regulations and the availability of individuals for interviews.
Of the 20 Kansai Electric officials who received gifts from Moriyama, three were also given cash and coupons worth ¥3.9 million in total from two companies — one of which is a local construction firm that was hired for projects at the Takahama nuclear complex, the utility said.
An investigation by tax authorities launched last year has found that Moriyama received a ¥300 million commission from the local construction company and the commission may have been used to fund the gifts for Kansai Electric officials. According to Kansai Electric, Moriyama was deeply involved in the bidding process and construction of reactors Nos. 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant, which began operation in 1985. He served as deputy mayor from 1977 to 1987.
After retiring from the municipal government, he worked for Kanden Plant Corp., the utility’s subsidiary in Osaka.
Kansai Electric Chairman Makoto Yagi, who received gifts from Moriyama between 2006 and 2010, pledged at a news conference Wednesday to implement measures to prevent similar incidents after a full investigation.
Both Yagi and Kansai Electric President Shigeki Iwane said they do not plan to step down from their posts
高浜町の元助役が関西電力の幹部らに長年にわたり金品を渡していたことがわかり、関西電力と元助役との異常な関係が分かってきました。この問題をKyodoが取り上げています。
「日本語訳」
関西電力元役員、1990年代に「法外な品」を受領していたことを認めるー癒着関係は何十年も前からと見られる
関西電力の監査役は今年6月の株主総会前に幹部が不適切な贈り物を受け取っていたことを把握、経営陣の今回の問題の対応に疑問を投げかけていたことが、木曜日複数の関係者への取材でわかった。
今回の調査発表では、監査役は経営陣を監視する責任があるのに、問題を公表せず、隠ぺい体質を崩せなかった監査役の不適切な対応が明るみになった。
関西電力は水曜日幹部20人が2006年から高浜町の元助役森山栄治氏から約3億2000万円相当の金品を受け取っていたことを明らかにした。森山氏は30年以上にわたり関西電力子会社の顧問をしていて、今年の3月に90歳で亡くなった。
取締役会の役員たちの間で今回の情報が共有されていなかったため、監査役は隠ぺい工作に加担していたとものと見られている。
関西電力の筆頭株主である大阪の松井一郎市長は経営陣の退陣を要求、「関西電力は新しい組織体制を作り上げるべきだ。」と話している。
情報筋によると、株主総会の直前にうわさを聞き付けた複数の監査役が、担当者を問いただし、役員らが森山氏から総額3億1845万円相当の金品を受け取っていたことを把握。
その件について、「査役と経営陣の間でかなり激しいやりとりがあったと聞いた。」と話している人もいる。
岩根茂樹社長は報道がなされるまで、その問題について取締役会へ報告をしなかった。先週金曜日の記者会見では、詳細は「個人情報」として開示しなかったことに批判が集まり、再度水曜日に記者会見を開くこととなった。
弁護士と会社役員らによる内部捜査で原発関連工事の情報が森山元助役に長年提供されていたことが判明。関西電力は「(情報提供は)見返りではない」と主張しているが、水曜日に公表された報告では、森山氏に情報を提供しないと契約交渉に悪影響を与え、談合誘発の恐れがあったからだとのこと。
関西電力と原発の町の顔役との癒着関係が明らかにー②に続く
「英文記事」
Ex-Kepco exec admits receiving 'outrageous' gift in 1990s, suggesting collusion went back decades
Kyodo Oct 3, 2019
OSAKA/FUKUI – Auditors at Kansai Electric Power Co. were aware that officials had received improper gifts even before a general shareholders meeting in June, and had raised questions on how management had dealt with the issue, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
The latest revelation has brought to light the auditors’ inadequacy, having failed to publicize the issue and perpetuated the cover-up, despite their responsibility to monitor management.
The power company disclosed Wednesday that 20 officials had received about ¥320 million worth of gifts since 2006 from Eiji Moriyama, the late former deputy mayor of Takahama. Moriyama served as an adviser to a Kansai Electric subsidiary for more than 30 years before his death at age 90 in March.
It is likely the auditors will be considered co-conspirators in the cover-up, as information was not shared among all board members.
Ichiro Matsui, the mayor of the city of Osaka, which is a top shareholder in Kansai Electric, urged the top management of the utility to resign, saying, “They should create a new organizational structure.”
According to the sources, multiple auditors who heard rumors immediately prior to the general shareholders meeting had questioned a person involved in the matter, subsequently learning that executives had received gifts totaling ¥318.45 million from Moriyama.
“I heard that there was quite a heated exchange between the auditors and management” about the matter, another source said.
President Shigeki Iwane himself did not report the issue to the board of directors until it garnered media coverage. He was criticized after the first news conference last Friday regarding the money problem for refusing to disclose details, citing the need to protect personal information, and was pushed to hold another news conference Wednesday.
An internal probe led by a group of lawyers and executives found that information related to nuclear plant construction had been provided to Moriyama for many years. Kansai Electric claimed that it was “not a repayment,” but a report of the probe released Wednesday deemed it to possibly have had a negative influence on negotiations for plant work contracts and invited collusion.
A former senior Kansai Electric Power Co. official in charge of its nuclear business admitted Thursday to receiving an improper gift about 20 years ago from an ex-deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants.
The admission indicates that collusion between the utility and the Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, politician began much earlier than 2006, as reported by Kansai Electric.
The former senior Kansai Electric official said that he received “an outrageous gift” after meeting Moriyama for the first time in the late 1990s, although he did not divulge what was received.
The former senior official said he returned the gift to Moriyama, an influential figure connected with lawmakers, about six months later, enraging the former deputy mayor.
“I heard he played a crucial role in building our nuclear plant (in Takahama). I also heard he was an extremely difficult person to deal with,” the ex-Kansai Electric official said.
“I thought it was not right (to receive the gift) based on common sense. I did not seek any advice from others (regarding my decision to return it), and it was difficult,” he said.
Meanwhile, former senior officials of Fukui Prefecture have revealed they also got the gifts from Moriyama. Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto said Thursday he intends to launch an investigation on the matter.
During Wednesday’s news conference, the utility revealed that gifts given to officials included cash, gold, suits, coupons and U.S. currency.
An independent investigative panel to be launched by the utility will look at the scandal over a more extended period. The utility’s report Wednesday was based on a limited time period in view of the statute of limitations under tax regulations and the availability of individuals for interviews.
Of the 20 Kansai Electric officials who received gifts from Moriyama, three were also given cash and coupons worth ¥3.9 million in total from two companies — one of which is a local construction firm that was hired for projects at the Takahama nuclear complex, the utility said.
An investigation by tax authorities launched last year has found that Moriyama received a ¥300 million commission from the local construction company and the commission may have been used to fund the gifts for Kansai Electric officials. According to Kansai Electric, Moriyama was deeply involved in the bidding process and construction of reactors Nos. 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant, which began operation in 1985. He served as deputy mayor from 1977 to 1987.
After retiring from the municipal government, he worked for Kanden Plant Corp., the utility’s subsidiary in Osaka.
Kansai Electric Chairman Makoto Yagi, who received gifts from Moriyama between 2006 and 2010, pledged at a news conference Wednesday to implement measures to prevent similar incidents after a full investigation.
Both Yagi and Kansai Electric President Shigeki Iwane said they do not plan to step down from their posts
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