Diack, once one of the most influential men in sports, was a member of the International Olympic Committee. TOKYO (AP) " The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said the body will investigate the Tokyo 2020 bidding process and payments to a Singapore firm that has enmeshed the bid in a bribery investigation. Tsunekazu Takeda, who had been one of the leaders of the bid committee, told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that people involved with the bid would be investigated. French prosecutors have said that 2.8 million Singapore dollars ($2 million) was apparently transferred from Japan to the Singapore account of a company called Black Tidings. "We have decided to start an investigation into the matter, including questioning staff, to determine whether there was any illegality involved," Takeda said.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 01:26 UTC