Regarding the series of wide-area robberies that have occurred one after another in the country, the Philippine government is making arrangements to hand over four Japanese nationals detained in immigration facilities at the same time in accordance with the wishes of the Japanese side. increase.
A government meeting will be held on the afternoon of February 1 to discuss specific measures for future handovers.
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. , made a formal request to the Philippine side on January 30.
Regarding this, a spokesman for the Philippine Department of Justice told reporters on the night of January 31, "The Japanese side is requesting that all of them be handed over at the same time. We will comply with the intention of the Japanese government." It was revealed that they are coordinating in the direction of handing over the four people who are at the same time.
However, three of the four are in court proceedings in separate cases in the Philippines, two of which are expected to be heard this week.
A Justice Department spokesman said that no extradition would be possible unless the court proceedings were canceled, but that they could schedule a date for the extradition of all four.
The Philippine government hopes to resolve the issue by the time President Marcos visits Japan next week. The focus is on whether an early extradition will take place.