Four US soldiers charged with trespassing at Shuri High School

Four U.S. Air Force soldiers assigned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, have been charged with trespassing into a structure. According to NHK, several U.S. Air Force soldiers were arrested for breaking into Shuri High School in Naha City on the 15th of last month, and it has been learned that the soldiers are suspected of having broken into Shuri High School on the 9th of last month. A total of four people were indicted on Thursday, the 9th, for trespassing. Four people were indicted: a 24-year-old U.S. Air Force corporal attached to Kadena Air Base, and three privates between the ages of 20 and 22. According to the indictment, these four people are suspected of breaking into a structure after breaking into Shuri High School in Naha City last month. Police arrested three soldiers on suspicion of breaking into Shuri High School in the early hours of the 15th of last month, and as a result of the investigation, two of them were suspected of breaking into Shuri High School on the 9th of last month as well. It turns out that there is.

The 24-year-old corporal, who was suspected of breaking into the premises twice, was also extradited for suspicion of stealing a bowl from the cooking training room, but prosecutors decided not to indict him on this charge. The police and prosecutors have not disclosed whether the four persons admitted or denied the charges or the reasons for not indicting them. Executives from Okinawa Prefecture and the prefectural board of education visited the Okinawa Defense Bureau regarding this incident and requested that the U.S. military prevent a recurrence and thoroughly clean up discipline. According to the Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, the number of arrests for criminal law violations committed by U.S. military personnel and civilian personnel reached 54 as of the end of September, which is already on par with the number of arrests for last year .

NHK