Indonesia deports Japanese fugitive

Indonesia on Wednesday deported a Japanese fugitive who was arrested in Sumatra Island early June after being accused of helping steal 7.3 million USD intended for small businesses in Japan hurt by the coronavirus.
Mitsuhiro Taniguchi, 47, was wanted in Japan for alleged COVID-19 subsidy fraud and left Japan for Indonesia in October 2020.Taniguchi and a group of acquaintances allegedly submitted about 1,700 false applications for COVID-19 relief funds.Tokyo police arrested Taniguchi's ex-wife and their two sons on May 30 on suspicion of fraud and placed Taniguchi on an international wanted list.