Police interrogated a diplomat at the Singapore embassy in Tokyo on Thursday ( May 2 ) after he was suspected of filming a male teen taking a public bath, according to Japanese media reports.
The minister in issue is a 55- year- older, who is a “former” advisor at the ambassador, according to NHK.  , A advisor is a political position for officers serving outside, such as in an embassy.
Yomiuri Shimbun reported that on February 27, a 13-year-old first-year middle school student was secretly filming in the changing area of a people shower using his cellphone. The child was dressed.
Team members at the open bathroom in Tokyo ‘s , Minato Ward officially called the police who, upon arriving, searched the official’s phone and found “multiple nude photos of female users”, according to Asahi Shimbun.  ,
The minister continued, noting that he had taken the photos in various public baths, but that he had refused to go to the police place.  ,
The minister “deleted the photos on the spot” when asked to do so, according to the Chinese media outlet.  , He reportedly deleted 700 pictures from his cellphone, which he told officers he had taken in the six months leading up to the event.
According to Asahi Shimbun, the Tokyo police are looking into potential child pornography violations and are planning to request the man turn himself in to Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ). Proper costs are also being considered.
According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, a diplomat may get arrested.  ,
The Asahi Shimbun reportedly asked the military about the open bathroom incident when it was not aware of it on Thursday. Additionally, the ambassador added that the envoy had” completed his task as of April 12″ and had returned to Singapore.  ,  ,
CNA has reached out to MFA for remark.  ,