The former vice president of a tourist farm operating company in Okayama Prefecture, who was arrested in Indonesia and wanted internationally for an investment fraud case in which he sold fruits to foreign countries, is expected to be transferred to Japan on the night of the 12th. .
Police plan to arrest him on suspicion of fraud.
Former Vice President Yusuke Yamazaki (43) of Nishiyama Farm in Okayama Prefecture, who was wanted internationally for his involvement in an investment fraud case in which he sold fruits and other products to overseas markets in Japan, was transferred from Indonesia to Malaysia in January this year. was detained by local authorities for attempting to illegally leave the country.
On the 12th, Indonesian authorities held a press conference at the Immigration Bureau facility on the western island of Batam, with the former vice president also present, and announced that they had decided to deport him to Japan.
Meanwhile, the former vice president did not respond to questions from reporters.
According to local investigative authorities, the former vice president entered Indonesia approximately three years ago and lived in the capital, Jakarta, while working for a local company and receiving support from cooperators.
The former vice president is expected to be transferred to Japan on a plane departing from Jakarta late on the night of the 12th, Japan time.
Regarding Nishiyama Farm, former executives and solicitors have been convicted of violating investment laws for illegally collecting money from customers.
Police suspect that the company collected over 13 billion yen from more than 900 people across the country, and on the 13th they will arrest the former vice president, who is said to be the actual manager, on suspicion of fraud, and plan to investigate the flow of funds. is.