Philippine prosecutors junk perjury, fraud cases vs Kazuo Okada

Philippine prosecutors have tossed the perjury and fraud cases that Universal Entertainment filed against Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada straight into the trash can.

Documents obtained by CalvinAyre.com showed that the City Prosecutors of Makati and Paranaque Cities have cleared Okada from any criminal liabilities after the government lawyers failed to find any probable cause to send the complaint of Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Inc. (TRLEI), a subsidiary of Universal, to the lower court.

In the first complaint filed in Makati City, TRLEI accused Okada and former Tiger Resort President and Chief Operating Officer Takahiro Usui of besmirching the company’s name, claiming he made false allegations that TRLEI laid off employees in Okada Manila.

Philippine Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Renato Pambid, however, frowned at the perjury complaint of TRLEI, saying he is “not convinced that there is sufficient evidence to support a conclusion that the respondents’ assertion of a falsehood was willfully and deliberately made.”