MANILA-The South Korean envoy to the Philippines on Wednesday sought assist from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to expedite the repatriation of three Korean nationals again to their dwelling nation.
In a press release, the DOJ stated Korean Ambassador Kim Inchul paid a courtesy name to Justice Secretary Remulla and congratulated the division on its current deportation of Japanese fugitives.
“They then spoke about the request by the Korean government to likewise have three Korean nationals deported back to South Korea. The official request, Ambassador mentioned, was already sent by his consul-general,” DOJ spokesman Mico Clavano stated in a press release.
No particulars in regards to the expatriates’ detention or identities had been offered within the meantime.
Remulla assured Ambassador Inchul that he would look into the request instantly.
The DOJ earlier directed prosecutors to trigger the withdrawal of “contrived” circumstances in native courts that are being utilized by the attorneys of fugitive overseas nationals to stop their deportation.
Earlier this month 4 Japanese nationals, Yuki Watanabe, Tomonobu Saito, Kiyoto Imamura and Toshiya Fujita, who’re members of the so-called Luffy’s gang and needed for varied crimes of their nation, had been deported again to Japan with Japanese police escorts.
Luffy’s gang has been implicated in a string of robberies in Japan together with one which resulted within the dying of a 90-year outdated lady. (PNA)