{"id":166707,"date":"2024-11-07T13:32:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T04:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=166707&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-11-07T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T08:33:45","slug":"fugitive-activist-arrested-fraud-after-20-years-missing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fugitive-activist-arrested-fraud-after-20-years-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive Activist Arrested in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police arrested Azami Got\u014d, a 69-year-old activist from the radical Kakur\u014dky\u014d group, on fraud charges after allegedly using a health insurance card from Kurume City to avoid paying medical fees at a Tokyo clinic in 2023. Got\u014d had been missing for over two decades, with authorities monitoring for his return to public life. Police are now investigating his activities during his long period in hiding and any connections to his organization\u2019s recent movements. Kakur\u014dky\u014d was previously linked to guerrilla incidents, including a projectile attack on Narita Airport in 2008. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20241106\/5010026123.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144849\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_kurume-view_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fugitive Activist Arrested in Fukuoka for Fraud After 20 Years Missing\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_kurume-view_2022_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_kurume-view_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_kurume-view_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_kurume-view_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police arrested Azami Got\u014d, a 69-year-old activist from the radical Kakur\u014dky\u014d group, on fraud charges after allegedly using&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":144849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-166707","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","location-kurume","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/166707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}