A Japanese fugitive, who is wanted in his country for financial fraud, has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
He was identified by the BI as Hiroyuki Kawasaki, 37, who was intercepted last Aug. 14 before he could board his flight to Singapore.
In a statement, the BI said that Kawasaki was arrested based on a red notice issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). He has been in the BI's watchlist as a subject for deportation for being an undesirable alien..
“The Japanese government had sought his arrest and deportation based on the charge of falsification of official documents and financial fraud,” it explained.
“Kawasaki was accused of falsifying the electronic record of notarized deeds which he and his cohorts used to defraud several Japanese companies of their bank deposits," it said.
It also said that according to Japanese authorities, Kawasaki was responsible for creating several shell companies which he used to siphon off the funds of legitimate corporations which engaged his services as their investment manager.
“The shell companies were allegedly used as vehicles to launder the funds that Kawasaki and his accomplices illegally withdrew from the bank accounts of their victims,” it explained.
Kawasaki is now detained at the BI’s detention facility in Taguig City while awaiting deportation.