Police Coordinate With Immigration To Find The Whereabouts Of Japanese Fugitives

JAKARTA - The National Police are coordinating with Immigration to investigate the whereabouts of a foreign national (WNA) from Japan, Mitsuhiro Taniguch, who is said to be in Indonesia.

This man is a fugitive from the Japanese police for fraud cases of COVID-19 subsidy funds for small businesses.

"NCB Jakarta has coordinated with immigration to determine whether the subject is within Indonesian jurisdiction," said NCB Interpol Secretary Brigadier General Amur Chandra Juli Buana when confirmed, Monday, June 6.

In addition, based on the latest data, Interpol has not yet issued a red notice for Mitsuhiro Taniguchi. So, so far there is not much information about the man from Japan. "So far, the subject has not been recorded in the Interpol red notice," said Amur.

For information, Mitsuhiro Taniguchi is the mastermind behind the crime in the COVID-19 subsidy fund fraud case.

He is said to have given orders to the three suspects who have been arrested, namely, Rie Taniguchi (45), Daiki (22) and a man whose name has not been revealed by the police.

They received orders from Mitsuhiro to file a fake tax return on behalf of a person who had registered with the tax office. Then, they go through the procedure to get the subsidy.