Travel agent remanded in case of threatening married couple in Japan

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A travel agent has been remanded for four days to assist in investigations related to a case of criminal intimidation against a married couple while they were in Japan earlier this year.  According to local reports, the suspect was unhappy that the couple had entered an area in Japan he considered his turf.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 36-year-old travel agent has been remanded for four days for allegedly assaulting and

00:09threatening a married couple while they were in Japan earlier this year. Sepang District

00:13Police Chief ACP Noor Hizam Bahaman said the remand is needed to complete investigations

00:19under Section 506 of the Penal Code for Criminal Intimidation. The suspect was arrested at a

00:26restaurant in Sepang at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The victims, who are also tour guides, had lodged a

00:32police report on January 28 upon returning from Japan. It is understood that the incident occurred

00:39on January 24 at a friend's rental house in Japan. According to local reports, the suspect was unhappy

00:46that the couple had entered an area in Japan he considered his turf. The suspect is reportedly

00:51known in the community as a Japan travel writer and social media content creator.

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