アステラス社員を起訴　拘束の長期化確実に―中国

　【北京時事】北京市でアステラス製薬の５０代の日本人男性社員がスパイ容疑で拘束された事件で、中国当局が男性を起訴したことが分かった。中国側が今月中旬、日本政府に伝えた。日中関係筋が２１日、明らかにした。日本政府は早期解放を求めているが、拘束の長期化が確実となった。
　男性は昨年３月、中国駐在を終えて日本に帰任する直前に拘束された。施設などで取り調べを受ける「居住監視」を経て、同１０月に正式逮捕。今年３月には、起訴するかどうかの審査に移っていた。（2024/08/21-19:35）

Chinese authorities have indicted a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. in his 50s, more than a year after he was detained on suspicion of espionage, people familiar with relations between Japan and China said Wednesday.
   The Chinese side informed the Japanese government of the indictment of the Japanese drugmaker employee in mid-August, the people said.
   While the Japanese government has urged China to release the man at an early date, the indictment means that his detention will be prolonged.
   The man was detained in Beijing in March last year just before his scheduled return to Japan. He was formally arrested in October.
   When he was detained, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that he was suspected of engaging in espionage activities in violation of China's anti-espionage law. But details of his suspicion have not been given.