"NGT48" Honoring Hurting Members Posting Suspected Man Arrested July 21 11:14
A 50-year-old man was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for damaging his honor by using a Twitter-based information about a member of the NGT48 idol group based in Niigata, who seemed to be involved in a crime.
The arrest was suspected to be Akihiro Kakudo (50), whose occupation is unknown in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in May of last year, five members of the Niigata-based idol group "NGT48" sent a lie information on Twitter as if they were involved in a crime such as "using stimulants", and it was honored. Has been suspected of defamation.
In response to the investigation, he admits that "5 people were involved in the assault on another member and there was distrust. I aimed at image down".
It means that the suspect was identified while the operating company of NGT48 requested the information disclosure of the sender.
It is said that he wrote the lie information from a computer or tablet seized at his home.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating in detail that it has been confirmed that there are several messages that slander other members.