ベラルーシ外務省、日本大使呼び抗議　スパイ責任「裁判所が決定」

　ベラルーシ外務省は６日、拘束された中西雅敏さんの「スパイ活動」に絡み、山本広行・駐ベラルーシ大使を呼んで抗議した。国営ベルタ通信の質問に答える形で、外務省報道官が声明で明らかにした。
　声明によると、ベラルーシ側は山本氏に対して「日本人によるスパイ活動で自国の安全が損なわれた」と批判。報道官は「捜査は最終段階にあり、犯罪に対する責任は法律に従って裁判所で決定される」と述べた。（2024/09/06-23:35）

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned Japanese Ambassador to Belarus Hiroyuki Yamamoto on Friday to protest what the European country claims as espionage activities by detained Japanese national Masatoshi Nakanishi.
   This was disclosed in a statement by a ministry spokesman who answered questions from Belarus' state-run Belta news agency.
   Nakanishi's activities "harmed the security of the Republic of Belarus," Belta quoted the spokesman as saying. "The investigation is nearing completion, and the punishment for the crimes committed by the Japanese citizen will be determined by the court."
   The Japanese government asked Belarus through diplomatic channels not to broadcast on state television what was claimed to be a documentary program on Nakanishi. Despite that, the program was broadcast Thursday, leading Japan to lodge a protest.
   On Japan's response, the spokesman said that "the protest over the screening of the film exposing the criminal nature of the actions of the Japanese citizen looks even more ridiculous."