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Japanese fugitive accused of fraud deported from Indonesia
Mitsuhiro Taniguchi, who was arrested by the National Police in Lampung earlier this month, boarded a Narita-bound flight from Jakarta, Indonesian immigration official Douglas Simamora said in a statement.
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Arrested Japanese national Mitsuhiro Taniguchi (center) is escorted by Indonesian officers prior to a press conference at an immigration office in Jakarta on June 8, 2022. Indonesian police have arrested a Japanese fugitive accused of swindling more than 7 million USD worth of government coronavirus subsidies meant for small businesses back home, an official said on June 8. (AFP/Agnes Anya)
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Japanese fugitive accused of swindling about $7 million from a pandemic subsidy programme was deported from Indonesia on Wednesday, an immigration official said.
Mitsuhiro Taniguchi, who was arrested by the National Police in Lampung earlier this month, boarded a Narita-bound flight from Jakarta, Indonesian immigration official Douglas Simamora said in a statement.
"This man is being deported because the Japanese government has revoked his passport and he has no stay permit. From now on, he will be on our deterrence list," he said.
Taniguchi is accused by Japanese authorities of helping to steal 960 million yen ($7 million) intended for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Kyodo news.
The Japanese national allegedly submitted thousands of false applications for the subsidy programme and fled for Indonesia in October 2020 after he was put on a police wanted list. Taniguchi's ex-wife and two sons have been arrested in connection with the allegations, Japanese media have reported.
Indonesian authorities said he had told residents in Sumatra that he wanted to invest in fisheries in the area.
