Govt to deport man back to Japan


Headed for home: Indonesian Immigration officers escorting Yamazaki (left), prior to his deportation in Batam. — AP

A JAPANESE man accused of helping to run a US$90mil investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said.

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.

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