Update: Japanese police arrested a Self-Defense Forces captain on suspicion of "entering the Chinese embassy," an act of extremely serious nature.
The basic sequence of events has been clarified: On the morning of the 24th, a duty-free officer from the Self-Defense Forces entered the compound of the Chinese Embassy in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Embassy personnel detained him, after which the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested the third-class army captain, Murata Akio (23 years old), on suspicion of "illegal entry into a building."
According to the Metropolitan Police, Murata Akio is affiliated with the Ground Self-Defense Force base in Miyazaki Prefecture, located at the Ebino Garrison in Ebino City.
Murata confessed to police that he climbed over the wall from an adjacent building into the Chinese Embassy premises, intending to meet with the Chinese ambassador personally to express his own opinions and urge the ambassador to moderate his strong rhetoric.
The police stated that the suspect admitted his actions and disclosed that if his views were not accepted, he planned to take his own life.
Police discovered a 18-centimeter-long knife carried by the suspect in the grass within the embassy grounds.
These details alone are chilling.
This officer deliberately breached the embassy—knowing full well that the main gate was guarded by police and that weapons could not be brought in—and chose instead to scale the wall from a neighboring building.
This security loophole in the adjacent structure must be completely sealed.
Currently, it's reported that "embassy personnel" restrained the individual. Who exactly are these personnel?
They certainly weren't police officers—reasonable speculation suggests that Chinese staff inside the embassy subdued this military officer, who was carrying an 18cm knife. What a terrifying confrontation.
This Self-Defense Forces officer’s intent was to pressure the Chinese ambassador to tone down his strong statements—this was, in effect, an assassination attempt against the ambassador!
Having failed in the assassination attempt, he prepared to commit suicide, indicating a willingness to die together with the target.
Is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department seriously citing only “illegal entry into a building” as the reason for arrest? Are they joking?
A Self-Defense Forces member carrying an 18cm knife isn’t just petty theft—he’s committing an assassination attempt on the Chinese ambassador, making him a terrorist!
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson commented that Japan had failed in “management and education” of its Self-Defense Forces personnel, failing to fulfill its responsibility to safeguard Chinese embassies and diplomatic staff.
The spokesperson’s disappointment and anger clearly came through the microphone!
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860586226644041/
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