MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. clarified Wednesday that the deportation of Japanese nationals tagged within the “Luffy” heists has already been processed previous to his scheduled go to to Japan.
Marcos made the clarification in an interview with reporters en path to Japan, when requested concerning the “timing” of the deportation of two of the 4 Japanese fugitives on Tuesday, or a day earlier than he flew to Tokyo for an official go to.
He mentioned the deportation was a mere “coincidence.”
“Well, it was actually in the process already before the Japan trip was even planned,” Marcos mentioned. “It was just by coincidence that it happened.”
Asked whether or not the deportation was a part of the Japanese authorities’s request or a type of the Philippine authorities’s goodwill, Marcos mentioned the transfer was made following the enchantment of Japan.
Marcos additionally believed that the most recent growth would facilitate a easy journey to Japan.
“Of course, it cannot hurt because it is a request. It was a request from the Japanese government and so we are always going to acquiesce to that request. We thought perhaps it would clear the decks as it were for the talks that we will have with the Japanese,” he mentioned.
The Philippine authorities, Marcos mentioned, “basically followed the same criteria as a[n] extradition.”
“Although hindi na natin ginawang extradition kasi ang request nila para mas mabilis mag-deport na lang (we did not pursue extradition process because that’s their request. We just deported it to expedite the process). So that’s precisely what we did,” Marcos mentioned.
On Tuesday, Japanese suspects Fujita Toshiya and Imamura Kiyoto have been despatched again to Tokyo on board a Japan Airlines flight.
The two different suspects, Tomonobu Saito and Yuki Watanabe have been deported Wednesday night time after having been cleared of their native instances within the Philippines.
The Japanese fugitives have been suspected members of against the law ring tagged in violent robberies of their house nation.
Watanabe, the suspected mastermind bearing the alias “Luffy,” had allegedly directed the break-ins in Japan utilizing an encrypted messaging software whereas detained at a Manila immigration facility, based on stories by Japanese media.
On Feb. 1, the Department of Foreign Affairs mentioned the deportation of the Japanese suspects is a consular matter being dealt with by Manila and Tokyo, and wouldn’t be raised throughout Marcos’ go to to Japan. (PNA)