Hindi tatalakayin nina Pangulong Marcos Jr. at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kushida ang kaso ni alyas Luffy at tatlo pang Japanese nationals na nakakulong sa immigration facility sa Manila dahil sa pagkakasangkot sa serye ng robbery sa Japan.
Biyaheng Japan si Pangulong Marcos sa Pebrero 8 hanggang 12 para sa official working visit.
Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Asec. Neal Imperial hindi makaapekto sa pagbisita ng Pangulo ang naturang isyu at tinutukan na ng Department of Justice ang kaso ng apat na Japanese nationals.
“This matter is being handled by the DOJ, if there is a decision to deport the concerned Japanese nationals, the Philippines will follow the timeline of deportation proceedings in accordance with Philippine laws. We feel that this is totally unrelated to the visit of the Philippines. This is a consular matter being handled by the DOJ and Japanese embassy here and our embassy in Japan with the Ministry of Justice of Japan in Tokyo. So we don’t think it will affect in away the visit of the President and we don’t expect it to be raised during his meeting with his counterpart,” pahayag ni Imperial.