Japan is demanding a proper apology from Russia after Federal Security Service (FSB) brokers allegedly blindfolded and interrogated a Japanese diplomat, earlier than giving him 48 hours to depart the nation.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stated Vladivostok-based Japanese consul Motoki Tatsunori was detained and questioned by Russian brokers on Monday for alleged espionage.
“The consular officer was taken away in a state of immobility, blindfolded from start to finish, with his hands and head held down, and subjected to intimidating interrogation,” Hayashi stated throughout a press convention Tuesday.
Tatsunori was detained and declared “persona non grata” by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, in keeping with Russian news businesses.
Hayashi condemned Tatsunori’s detention within the far japanese Russian metropolis, saying it was “extremely regrettable and unacceptable” and there was “absolutely no evidence of illegal activities as claimed by the Russian side.”
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