
一名美国海军陆战队员涉嫌在冲绳抢劫并杀害日本女性,引发日本政府强烈抗议,冲绳基地争议或再度升温。
周日,日本首相高市早苗就20岁美国海军陆战队员巴拉德涉嫌在冲绳那霸酒店抢劫并杀害39岁日本女性八木安娜一事,向美方提出强烈抗议。此案可能再度点燃冲绳当地对美军驻扎的不满情绪。
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冲绳长期驻扎大量美军,美军人员的违法行为和安全问题屡次引发当地居民的不满与抗议。
(德国之声中文网)周日(10月4日),日本首相高市早苗就一名美国海军陆战队员涉嫌在冲绳抢劫并杀害日本女性一事,向美国提出抗议。
据警方表示,20岁的美国海军陆战队下士巴拉德(Devin Jacob Ballard)涉嫌于周六在日本最南端冲绳县首府那霸的一家酒店内杀害39岁女子八木安娜(Anna Yagi),并抢走其钱包和背包。巴拉德否认相关指控。
“发生如此极其残忍、性质恶劣的案件,令人极为遗憾”,高市早苗在声明中表示,“日本政府已向美方提出强烈抗议,并要求美方为调查工作提供最大限度的合作。”
日本防务大臣小泉进次郎在日本广播协会(NHK)播出的讲话中表示:“这样的事件令人无法接受,我感到极为愤怒。”
美国驻日大使馆和美国海军陆战队表示哀悼,并称正在配合日本有关部门开展调查。
美国海军陆战队在一份声明中表示,嫌疑人隶属于海军陆战队第三远征军(III Marine Expeditionary Force),驻扎于普天间海军陆战队航空基地(Marine Corps Air Station Futenma),目前已被日本当局拘押。
声明表示“非常严肃地看待这些指控,并要求每一名海军陆战队员都遵守最高行为标准”。
冲绳基地争议或再度升温
美国驻日军队大约1.8万人,其中大多数都驻扎在冲绳。
美国自二战结束后一直控制冲绳,直到1972年才将其归还日本。长期以来,美军驻扎问题因噪音污染、军机事故以及驻军人员违法行为等原因,屡次引发当地居民不满。
美军基地下的冲绳:安全保障,还是不公遗产?
1995年,三名美国军人强奸一名12岁冲绳女童的案件曾激起大规模抗议活动。
此次命案可能使高市政府推进美军整编计划的努力变得更加复杂。
根据计划,部分驻扎于人口密集地区普天间基地的海军陆战队员将迁往位于边野古(Henoko)的新基地设施。而反对者则要求将美军部队完全迁出冲绳县。
冲绳距离台湾岛最近处仅有约100公里,东京和华盛顿均认为,冲绳在遏制中国可能采取的军事行动方面具有关键战略地位。
冲绳为何对美军具有重要战略意义?
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
日本政府将继续就美军案件向美方施压并要求配合调查
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