Japan PM protests to US after Marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa | CNN
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A US Marine was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and robbery after a woman’s body was discovered in a hotel room in Japan, prompting the country’s prime minister to express her outrage to the US over the alleged incident she called “ extremely brutal and heinous.”
    • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      15 hours ago

      Oh they would if they could. In this case, it seems like he was picked up out around town, so the us never got the chance. And once he’s in Japanese custody, there isn’t much the us can do to get him back, so hopefully this is a good day for justice.

      • Taldan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 hours ago

        The US can still claim SOFA protection and demand the marine back, but I doubt Takaichi would allow him to be given back

        • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          10 hours ago

          As I understand it, most of the agreements regarding crimes committed by service members in Japan under SOFA relate to how Japan can detain service members, and extradition. In this case, because Japan detained the marine off base, there isn’t much the US can do other than ask for him back, which will likely never happen, unless he’s cleared of the murder.

          If the marine hadn’t already been detained off base, and was trying to lie low on base, officially the US is supposed to be detain the marine until Japan formally indicts him, at which point he would be turned over to the Japanese police. In reality, that’s the point where the US usually flies the accused service member back to the US before Japan can formally indicts them.

    • fonix232@fedia.io
      91·
      16 hours ago

      Japan doesn’t fuck around to placate the US. Especially after that “Islamic state of Japan” BS drumpfie dropped.

  • MrSulu@lemmy.mlEnglish
    11·
    15 hours ago

    Surely this same principle applies to the orange turd and his various murders.