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沖縄の強盗殺人事件で米兵逮捕、高市首相「極めて遺憾」と投稿
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沖縄の強盗殺人事件で米兵逮捕、高市首相「極めて遺憾」と投稿

外相も米大使に抗議、捜査協力を要求

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那覇市で発生したホテル女性遺体強盗殺人事件で米海兵隊員が逮捕されたことを受け、高市早苗首相は4日にXで遺憾の意を表明。茂木敏充外相も駐日米大使を呼び強く抗議し、捜査への全面協力などを求めた。

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那覇市で発生したホテル女性遺体事件をめぐり、米軍普天間基地所属の海兵隊員が強盗殺人容疑で沖縄県警に逮捕された。

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高市早苗首相は4日、那覇市で発生した強盗殺人事件で米軍普天間基地(沖縄県宜野湾市)所属の海兵隊員が逮捕されたことを受け、「極めて残忍で凶悪な事件の発生は極めて遺憾だ」とX(旧ツイッター)に投稿した。「政府として本件事案の対応につき、万全を期していく」と強調した。

ホテル女性遺体、米海兵隊の男逮捕 強盗殺人容疑「知りません」―沖縄県警

首相は「お亡くなりになった方に哀悼の意を表し、ご遺族の皆さまにお悔やみを申し上げる」と記した。

茂木敏充外相は4日夕、外務省にグラス駐日米大使を呼び、「極めて遺憾で強い憤りを覚える」と強く抗議。捜査への全面協力、米軍関係者の綱紀粛正、再発防止の徹底を求めた。グラス氏は深い遺憾の意を表明し、日本当局の捜査に全面的に協力すると説明。「事件の発生防止のためにできることは全て行う」と語った。

これに先立ち、同省の船越健裕事務次官もグラス氏に電話で抗議した。

グラス氏はXにも声明を投稿し、外務省のほか、沖縄県の古謝玄太知事とも連絡を取ったと明らかにした。在日米大使館も4日、Xへの投稿で「米軍人の拘束は承知している」として、遺族に「深い哀悼の意」を示した。

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  • 容疑者の認否や事件の詳細な動機は何点か
  • 米軍側からの本格的な再発防止策はどのように実施されるか

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