In connection with a series of wide-area robberies that have occurred one after another all over the country, the local court said on the 3rd that there are still procedures for Seiya Fujita, one of the four Japanese who Japan is seeking to hand over to the Philippines. It turns out that three cases were dismissed.

In connection with the series of wide-area robberies, the Japanese police authorities have issued arrest warrants for involvement in other special fraud cases, including


Yuki Watanabe and


Tomonobu Kojima , and


Seiya Fujita.


▽ I requested the Philippine side to hand over the four suspects Masato Imamura.



However, three of the four people are in the Philippines for trials and proceedings for other cases, and the focus is on whether the court will decide to dismiss them and the conditions for extradition to Japan will be met.



Of these, Fujita has been involved in multiple court proceedings in the Philippines for being involved in intimidation cases and violence against women, and one case has been dismissed so far. , It turned out that the remaining three cases for which the proceedings were still pending were also dismissed.



In an interview with NHK, Philippine Justice Minister Lemuria revealed that all of Fujita's trials have been dismissed.



The Minister of Justice Lemuria has indicated that the suspects who are ready may be handed over to the Japanese side first, and the movement towards handing over the suspects is attracting attention.

Fujita's father "It's not something that can be redeemed"

The father of Seiya Fujita (38) responded to the interview and revealed that he felt sorry for the victim.



According to people involved, Fujita attended elementary and junior high schools in Nanae, Hokkaido, and his father responded to the interview through the intercom at home.



His father has not been in contact with Fujita for more than 10 years, so he said, ``It's as described in another article, nothing more nor less.''



He was then asked, "Do you feel sorry for the victims?" He answered, "Yes."



Also, regarding what he wanted from Fujita, he said, "Even if I ask him to do something, I can't do anything about it."



He also said that he wanted to make amends, but that he was not able to make amends, and that he was angry with Fujita.

Fujita's classmate "did something outrageous"

A man who said he was classmates with Fujita in elementary and junior high school said, "I wasn't particularly impressed because I was in a different class, but I think I was a normal child. I don't know anything after graduating from junior high school. As soon as I saw his face on the news, I knew it was him.I was surprised that he did something outrageous."

Man who met Watanabe suspect `` Millions of yen in cash in bag ''

A man who met Yuki Watanabe in the Philippines several years ago, for whom the Metropolitan Police Department has an arrest warrant for being involved in a special fraud, is suspected of giving instructions in a series of wide-area robberies. I was.



The man met Watanabe at a casino attached to a hotel in Manila before the base of a special fraud group was exposed in 2019.



The man is said to have been introduced to Watanabe, who was called "Hao" at the VIP seat of the casino by an acquaintance who was with him.



The man said, ``When I was invited by a friend to go out, I heard that ``There is a Japanese who spends a lot of money. He didn't look like he had any money, but he was betting 2 million yen or 3 million yen on baccarat games, etc. He had several million yen in cash in his bag." Did.



When they dined together, the suspect was staying at a hotel with a casino and revealed he was involved in the scam.



The man said, ``When I asked him what kind of work he did, he said that he was earning 100 million yen a month by defrauding card replacement. I said.



He had the impression that he was quiet with few words, but he was called "boss" by another Japanese man who was with him at the casino.



Regarding the reason for staying in the Philippines, he said, "I used to do something similar in another country, but I said that I came to the Philippines because I could not get caught if I gave a bribe. I have an acquaintance. So, I also said that I would never be caught."