Regarding the series of wide-area robberies that have occurred one after another in the country, a spokesperson for the Philippine Department of Justice announced that four Japanese detained in immigration facilities would be handed over at the same time in accordance with the wishes of the Japanese side. He made it clear that he would make adjustments.

Going forward, the focus will be on whether early delivery will take place.

In connection with the series of wide-area robberies, the Japanese police authorities handed over four suspects, including Yuki Watanabe and Masato Imamura, who have arrest warrants for being involved in other special fraud cases. On the 30th, we made a formal request to the Philippine side.



Regarding this, a spokesperson for the Philippine Department of Justice told reporters on the night of the 31st, "The Japanese side is requesting that all the suspects be handed over at the same time. ”, He revealed that he plans to coordinate with the direction of handing over the four people detained in the immigration facility at the same time.



Three of the four are in court proceedings in separate cases in the Philippines, two of which are due to be heard this week.



A spokeswoman emphasized that "unless the court proceedings are canceled, they cannot be handed over," but he also indicated that if the proceedings were canceled, he would be able to schedule the handover of all four.



The Philippine government has repeatedly indicated its intention to resolve the issue before President Marcos's visit to Japan scheduled for next week, and the focus is on whether an early handover will take place in the future.

Nearly 10 mobile phones and other items were seized during a search in the immigration facility

On the 31st, the Philippine National Police and the Immigration Bureau conducted a search of the immigration facility housing the four people whose extradition Japan requested, and confiscated nearly 10 mobile phones and other prohibited items. announced that it did.



The search began around 2:00 am on the 31st, and found and seized a mobile phone, a laptop computer, an Internet router, and 500,000 pesos, or about 1.2 million yen in Japanese yen.



Photos released by the police show nearly 10 mobile phones and laptops lined up on a desk.



In response to a series of wide-area robberies, the Philippine authorities are strengthening measures on the suspicion that officials at immigration facilities received bribes from inmates and let them use mobile phones freely.