Japan police want sailor’s fingerprints

[unhappycamper]

Japan police want sailor’s fingerprints
Kyodo News Agency
Posted : Tuesday Mar 25, 2008 5:53:21 EDT

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japanese police have asked the Navy to provide fingerprints of its sailor in connection with their investigations into the case of a cabdriver found murdered in his taxi in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, sources familiar with the case said Monday.

The sailor’s credit card was found inside the taxi.

The sailor, a 22-year-old seaman on the cruiser Cowpens, which is based at Yokosuka, has reportedly denied involvement in the case.

He is in custody for desertion, according to the U.S. military in Japan.

Masaaki Takahashi, 61, was found dead with a kitchen knife in his neck. He was found in the driver’s seat of his cab on a road in Yokosuka near the U.S. naval base on Wednesday evening.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/kyo_sailor_fingerprints_032408/

[DrDan]

1. why would they have to ask the Navy

is he not subject to local laws - and hence obligated to respond to their request?