Nov 05 (News On Japan) –
The variety of U.S. army personnel arrested for felony offenses in Okinawa has reached 77 to date this 12 months, already surpassing the document whole for all of 2024 as of the top of September.
According to the police, between January and the top of September, 77 circumstances involving U.S. army personnel being apprehended for violations of Japan’s Penal Code have been reported within the prefecture. In 2024, the whole variety of arrests for the complete 12 months was 73—the best prior to now 20 years—however the determine has already been exceeded this 12 months.
The variety of people arrested additionally rose to 59, 9 greater than throughout the identical interval in 2024. Among these circumstances, 4 have been labeled as critical crimes, together with acts akin to non-consensual sexual activity and theft—all involving sexual violence towards ladies.
Although the U.S. army applied a brand new “Liberty” coverage in October 2024, which bans ingesting outdoors bases throughout late-night and early-morning hours, incidents involving service members have continued to happen, underscoring ongoing challenges in stopping off-base misconduct.
Source: 沖縄ニュースOTV