Takeshi Niinami was quickly forced out as the chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings after police began an investigation into a suspected shipment of illegal supplements to his home.
No crime has been proved. The police are still looking into the matter. And Niinami has not been charged with anything.
“If chairmen or presidents have been just questioned by the police, do they all have to resign from their positions?” Niinami said during a news conference last week.
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