TOKYO, Jan 17 (News On Japan) –
The Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office has determined to not prosecute the person often called ‘Rengoku Koroaki,’ a YouTuber specializing in citizen’s arrests, who was arrested final 12 months for unlawfully detaining one other man.
The Prosecutor’s Office had shifted the cost from unlawful confinement to assault earlier than in the end dropping the case on Tuesday.
Rengoku Koroaki was additionally not charged for one more accusation of defamation, associated to posting a video on social media that broken a girl’s fame.
The Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office has not disclosed the explanations for the choice to not prosecute.
Related article: YouTuber who made bogus ‘citizen’s arrest’ busted for defamation
Source: 日テレNEWS
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