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Hatoyama in hot water over 'al-Qaida connection'
Copyright 2007 The Japan Times Ltd.
The Japan Times
October 30, 2007, Tuesday
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Hatoyama in hot water over 'al-Qaida connection'
By JUN HONGO, Staff writer
Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama found himself in hot water Monday after
telling reporters that he has an acquaintance who was a friend of an
al-Qaida terrorist involved in the October 2002 bombing in Bali, Indonesia.
"A friend of a friend of mine is a member of al-Qaida," Hatoyama said during
a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo,
adding the terrorist, who had given the friend prior warning not to go near
Bali, was suspected of repeatedly entering Japan in the following years.
Hatoyama made the remark as he was explaining Japan's new immigration
procedures, which will require foreigners to provide fingerprints and
photographs upon entering the country.
His attempt to illustrate the threat of terrorism in Japan drew a strong
response among reporters, forcing him to hold another news conference later
at the Justice Ministry to provide clarification.
"I am not a friend of the terrorist, and I do not know him personally," he
explained at the ministry.
Hatoyama said that a member of a butterfly collectors' group, of which he is
also a member, knew a man believed to be involved with a terrorist
organization.
Hatoyama learned three months after the Bali bombing that his fellow
butterfly collector had been given prior warning from the person about the
terrorist attack.
"I did not know of the terrorism attack plans before the incident took
place," he said, adding that he was told by the friend a couple of years
later that the al-Qaida-linked person may have entered Japan several times
after the incident. However, immigration authorities told him that they
could not confirm the person's entry, Hatoyama said.
He said the experience prompted him to feel the need for tightening
immigration control.
"It is vital that we take fingerprints (from foreign visitors) in order to
prevent terrorism attacks," he said.
The change in immigration procedures, which take effect Nov. 20, will oblige
an estimated 6 million to 7 million non-Japanese entering the country every
year to provide fingerprints and photographs. Only those under age 16,
ethnic Koreans and other special permanent residents, diplomats and those
invited by the government will be exempt.
October 29, 2007
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