Japanese Journalist Detained on Sakhalin on Espionage Suspicion; Tokyo Seeks Fair Treatment
CNN reported on October 14 that Russia's Federal Security Service has detained a journalist of Japan's Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper on Sakhalin on suspicion of espionage, and that a Moscow court ordered him held for about two months. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova named the detained man as Yuki Imai. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Wednesday, October 14, that Tokyo has asked Moscow for information and for fair treatment, while not confirming the journalist's identity. The detention took place in Russia's Far Eastern Sakhalin region, and the Japanese government is following the case through diplomatic channels.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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