Philippine President Marcos, who is visiting Japan, responded to an exclusive interview with NHK on the 10th, regarding the repatriation of four Japanese suspects in connection with a series of wide-area robberies, respecting the request of the Japanese government and promptly He stressed that he had paved the way for a solution.
Philippine President Marcos responded to an exclusive interview with NHK in Tokyo on the 10th.
Among them, regarding the Japanese government's request for the repatriation of four Japanese suspects who were detained in an immigration facility in Manila, who were suspected of having given instructions in a series of wide-area robberies, he said, "In response to the request. There was no objection.It would take time to hand him over as a suspect, so I decided to repatriate him.I thought I could meet the wishes of both countries, ”he emphasized that he himself had paved the way for an early resolution.
In order to prevent recurrence, he said that measures are being taken to prevent the misuse of mobile phones, such as requiring SIM card owners to register.
Regarding China's increasing maritime advances in the South China Sea, which is a diplomatic issue for the Philippines, he said, "As a sovereign state, we will do our best to protect our own territorial waters, but I do not think that we can solve it with military force." I was.
On top of that, in order to solve the problem, he said, "I urge all countries concerned to exercise restraint. Since the Philippines is on the front line, I think it is important to do everything possible to maintain peace." , said it is working to establish communication channels between the authorities that the two countries agreed to when they visited China last month.