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Japan: Citizen Murdered in Hungary Filed DV Claim Three Years Ago
The Japanese government says it refused to grant the woman’s kids new passports out of joint custody concerns.
The Japanese government broke its silence on the case of a Japanese woman murdered by her ex-husband in Hungary. Japan’s Foreign Minister defended the actions of the Japanese Embassy in Hungary, which helped lead to the woman’s death. Meanwhile, Hungary is moving to address the growing outcry over the crime.
As we wrote earlier this week, the woman, a 43-year-old Japanese national living in Budapest, was found dead in her burned-out apartment on January 29th. She had accused her ex-husband of domestic violence and intimidation. Both the Hungarian police and the Japanese Embassy ignored her petitions.
Will this case raise questions over joint custody law?
Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi made the government’s first public comment on the case, reports NHK. He said the Japanese Embassy in Hungary first received a domestic violence complaint from the woman three years ago. The Embassy urged her to file a complaint with police.
