Japan to deport six of ten North Korea fishermen
Six of 10 North Korean "fishermen" rescued from a tiny wooden boat drifting off northern Japan will be deported back to their country, an immigration official told AFP Tuesday.
Three of the crew have been arrested on suspicion of "theft" after they reportedly admitted to "taking out" electronic products, including fridges, from a remote Japanese island where they landed briefly to take refuge.
The ten men were first spotted by coastguard as their dilapidated boated drifted into waters off the island of Hokkaido.
"The immigration office in Hokkaido has started deportation procedures" for the six crew members, immigration official Koichi Tanaka told AFP.
One of the men is still in hospital, reportedly suffering from a stomach illness, said Tanaka.
Dozens of North Korean fishing vessels wash up on Japan's coast every year, but last month Japanese coastguards registered 28 cases, the highest monthly number since records began in 2014.
(Sources: AFP)
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