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Japan aid agency official punished for Philippines project info leak

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The big story is that this time they were caught. This time, but don't worry, no real punishment.

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JICA imposed a one-month suspension on the official in July after he leaked cost estimates and other project details to a Tokyo-based construction consulting firm, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said at a press conference.

And he got time off to spend his cut too

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A contract worth $10 million, punished with one month suspension, this is JICA promoting the action for other officials, any company would pay them much more than the lost salary, and that is in the worst case scenario.

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It's normal to smooth amakudari, isn't it ?

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Can you say price fixing? Of course cost does concern the Philippine government as the project is being financed through loans, not grants.

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