Indonesia to deport Japanese man accused of role in US$90mil investment fraud

Indonesian Immigration officers escorting Yusuke Yamazaki prior to his deportation in Batam, Indonesia on March 12, 2024. - AP

BATAM, Indonesia: A Japanese man accused of helping to run a US$90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said on Tuesday (March 12).

Yusuke Yamazaki, 43, was arrested off Bulan island in Kepulauan Riau province on Jan 31, while attempting to cross into Malaysia in a small wooden boat, said Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram, who heads the provincial office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. He's expected to be deported by the end of the day.