Regarding the four suspects Japan is seeking to hand over in connection with a series of wide-area robberies that have occurred one after another across the country, the Philippine Justice Minister has said that they may all be handed over on the 7th.
Two of the suspects are scheduled to go to trial for another case on the 6th, and if they are dismissed, the legal conditions for the extradition of all four will be met, and the court's decision will be watched. .
In connection with the series of wide-area robberies, the Japanese police have identified four suspects, Yuki Watanabe, Tomonobu Kojima, Seiya Fujita, and Masato Imamura, as being involved in other special fraud cases. We are requesting the Philippine side to obtain an arrest warrant for him and hand him over.
In an interview with NHK on the 4th, Philippine Justice Minister Lemuria revealed that there is a possibility that all four will be handed over on the 7th, before President Marcos will visit Japan for the first time since taking office on the 8th. Did.
Of the four, Watanabe and Kojima are scheduled to go to trial tomorrow in another ongoing case in the Philippines, and if dismissed, legal conditions for the extradition of all four will be in place. It will be interesting to see what the court decides.