TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a member of a prison syndicate over the alleged tried blackmail of an aged man within the Kabukicho red-light district, studies the Sankei Shimbun (June 27).
At round 9:00 p.m. on February 28, Osamu Saito, a 58-year-old senior member within the Kyokuto-kai, allegedly struck the person, aged in his 80s, within the chest on a road in Kabukicho.
“Give me back 5.94 million yen,” Saito reportedly stated. “Don’t mess with me.”
Upon his arrest on suspicion of tried blackmail, Saito declined to remark. “There’s no doubt that I met the male victim on the streets of Kabukicho, but I’ll think about why we met and talk about it later,” he stated.
According to police, the person borrowed a complete of 5.6 million yen from Saito at a month-to-month rate of interest of 20 p.c in 2021 and April 2022 on the request of an acquaintance.
Further, he grew to become a guarantor for the acquaintance who owed Saito 30 million yen in October 2023.
When repayments have been in arrears, Saito unilaterally set increased curiosity reimbursement quantities, saying it was a “penalty.” The man repaid a complete of greater than 24 million yen in over 90 installments between May 2023 and February 2025, police stated.
Earlier this yr, the suspect compelled him to attract up a I.O.U. that learn, “Payment due March 6, 2025.” The man consulted with police on March 11.