A Japanese man in his 50s has been detained in Belarus since July for violating native legal guidelines, Japan’s prime authorities spokesman stated Thursday, following studies in Belarusian media detailing his arrest.
“We’re conducting a consular go to for the safety of Japanese nationals and offering as a lot help as doable whereas sustaining contact with related events,” Chief Cupboard Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stated.
“Moreover, by means of the consular go to, now we have confirmed that there are not any specific points concerning the person’s well being,” he stated. “The federal government will do every part it might probably to assist him.”
The person was detained on July 9, based on a Overseas Ministry official who declined to supply extra particulars about why he was arrested as a consequence of an ongoing investigation and privateness issues.
Native media stated that the detained Japanese man, whose title was given as Masatoshi Nakanishi, was allegedly concerned in intelligence gathering on social and political circumstances on the Belarus-Ukraine border and the photographing of army services.
The person reportedly taught Japanese in Gomel, a metropolis in Belarus the place his spouse is initially from.
