▲ National Police Agency of Japan
Two South Korean men who attempted to rob a Chinese national of a large sum of cash on a Tokyo street eight years ago and fled to South Korea have been extradited to Japan and arrested under the extradition treaty between the two countries.
According to Kyodo News and other reports on September 16, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested two South Korean men in their 20s and 30s on charges of attempted robbery, stemming from an incident in November 2018 in Taito Ward, Tokyo, where they attempted to steal cash from a Chinese man in his 30s.
The suspects are accused of spraying tear gas at a Chinese man, who was an affiliate of a precious metals purchasing business, on a road in Matsugaya, Taito Ward, on the afternoon of November 12, 2018, in an attempt to steal approximately 47 million yen (about 420 million won) in cash.
At the time, the victim put up strong resistance, causing the suspects to flee without securing the money.
The suspects departed for South Korea immediately after the crime, but a Red Notice was issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) at the request of Japanese police. Their custody was transferred from South Korean authorities on September 15 pursuant to the South Korea-Japan Extradition Treaty.
According to police, a total of five South Korean men, including the two suspects, are believed to have been at the scene of the crime.
Two of the accomplices have already been arrested and convicted on charges including attempted robbery, while authorities are still tracking down the remaining one who is also subject to an international warrant.
Police reported that the newly extradited suspects are exercising their right to remain silent or denying the charges, claiming they "did not commit the robbery."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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