One of the suspects arrested in a robbery injury case that occurred at a house in Inagi City, Tokyo, where a person named "Luffy" was suspected of giving instructions to the executioner, said, "If arrested, the police will keep silent." I learned from interviews with people involved in the investigation that he made a statement to the effect that he thought that Luffy would purge him if he told him about the incident.
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that a person who calls himself "Luffy" has been under surveillance of members who joined the group through recruitment of "dark part-time jobs" and has caused incidents in various places, and is rushing to clarify the actual situation of the organization. .
In October last year, a total of seven people, including Kazuki Ishiguri (37) of Sapporo, were arrested on suspicion of robbery and injury after stealing approximately 35 million yen in cash and a safe containing gold bullion from a house in Inagi, Tokyo. In the incident, the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the suspicion that a person named "Luffy" who is believed to be staying in the Philippines gathered members through recruitment of "dark part-time jobs" on SNS and issued instructions.
One of the suspects who was arrested in this case told the Metropolitan Police Department that he had a contract to remain silent if he was arrested by the police. I learned from interviews with investigators that he made a statement to the effect that
Some of the suspects reversed their initial confessions during the interrogation and turned to denial or silence.
Most of the suspects arrested in the Inagi case are believed to have applied for a "dark part-time job" and were instructed to send a self-portrait with a driver's license and information such as family composition to the person who instructed them. In addition, after that, there were cases where a suspicious person visited his home or family.
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that a person named "Luffy" grasped the personal information of the members who joined the group and caused the incident while psychologically restraining them, and is hurrying to clarify the actual situation of the organization.
On the other hand, the National Police Agency has confirmed that 14 robberies in 8 prefectures are believed to have been carried out by the same group, and 6 prefectures are suspected of being related to these robberies. On the 27th, we will gather the relevant police headquarters executives and hold an investigation meeting to share information.