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Japan protests alleged crimes by troops
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Feb 18, 2008 07:46pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, February 19, 2008 01:45:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Honolulu Advertiser
Japan protested a new string of alleged crimes by U.S. troops and criticized American military discipline Monday, as indignation mounted over the arrest last week of a Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.
Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka called U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer to complain about the latest incidents, which in addition to the alleged rape included allegations of drunken driving, trespassing and theft by American servicemen, the ministry said.
"We had to protest strongly because it was just ridiculous that these alleged crimes were committed just as we were discussing the very problem," ministry official Ryo Fukabori said.
The government's top spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura, also accused American servicemen of continuing their alleged carousing despite the accusations of lax discipline.
Machimura suggested Tokyo expects further expressions of American regret over the behavior when U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Japan next week. |
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