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Philippine court orders arrest of Kazuo Okada

A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of former Universal Entertainment Chairman Kazuo Okada.

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The Philippine Department of Justice has found cause to indict Okada for three counts of "swindling," following his acquisition of $3.2m in salary and consultancy fees "through mistake or fraud."

The charges relate to his tenure as CEO of Manila casino operator Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Inc, according to a Reuters report.

Okada has dismissed the accusations and filed a motion for reconsideration, with his bail fixed at 348,000 Philippine pesos ($6,627).

Last year, Okada was ousted from his role at Universal Entertainment, which is Tiger Resort’s parent company, after being accused of misappropriating $20m.

He denied wrongdoing but is now on bail after his August arrest in Hong Kong for multiple corruption-related charges.

In September, Okada filed a lawsuit against Tiger Resort, claiming his dismissal was "unlawful," with the aim of being reinstated as Shareholder, Director, Chairman and CEO of the company.


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